About this book
Introduction
Informal empire is a key mechanism of control that explains much of the configuration of the modern world. This book traces the broad outline of westernization through elite formations around the world in the modern era. It explains why the world is western and how formal empire describes only the tip of the iceberg of British and American power.
Keywords
British History Global/World History Imperial History Environmental History Cultural history Modern history Figuration resistance transformation westernization
Authors and affiliations
- 1.School of Humanities and Communication ArtsUniversity of Western SydneyAustralia
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