Traditionally, the tumultuous period 1930-50 in South East Asia has been viewed as a dichotomy, of European vs Asian or imperialist vs nationalist. This highly acclaimed volume presents another (triangular) perspective and challenges established wisdom about the period.
The Great Game, a deadly struggle in the last century between secret agents of the two superpowers--Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia--has once again become ominously topical, as a new power struggle begins in Central Asia.
Traces the struggle for supremacy in Central Asia between the Soviet Union and Great Britain.
The Great Game, a deadly struggle in the last century between secret agents of the two superpowers--Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia--has once again become ominously topical, as a new power struggle begins in Central Asia.
Empire cinema: frames and agendas -- Italian cinema and the colonies to 1935 -- Mapping empire cinema, 1935-1939 -- Coming home to the colonies -- Imperial bodies, part I: Italians and Askaris -- Imperial bodies, part II: slaves of love, slaves of labor -- Film policies and cult…
"Ruth Ben-Ghiat provides the first in-depth study of feature and documentary films produced under the auspices of Mussolini's government that took as their subjects or settings Italy's African and Balkan colonies. These "empire films" were Italy's entry into an international mar…
"Ruth Ben-Ghiat provides the first in-depth study of feature and documentary films produced under the auspices of Mussolini's government that took as their subjects or settings Italy's African and Balkan colonies. These "empire films" were Italy's entry into an international mar…
The Routledge handbook of science and empire
"The Routledge Handbook of Science and Empire introduces readers to important new research in the field of science and empire. This compilation of inquiry into the inextricably intertwined history of science and empire reframes the field, showing that one could not have grown wi…
This text examines the origins and development of museums in six major regions of the British Empire in the 19th and 20th centuries. It analyzes museum histories in 13 major centres in Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India and South-East Asia.