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How did Western imperialism shape the developing world? Atul Kohli tackles that question by analyzing British and American influence on Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America from the age of the British East India Company to the most recent U.S. war in Iraq.How did Western imperialism shape the developing world? In Imperialism and the Developing World, Atul Kohli tackles this question by analyzing British and
American influence on Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America from the age of the British East India Company to the most recent U.S. war in Iraq. He argues that both Britain and the U.S. expanded to enhance their
national economic prosperity, and shows how Anglo-American expansionism hurt economic development in poor parts of the world. To clarify the causes and consequences of modern imperialism, Kohli first explains that there are two kinds of empires and analyzes the dynamics of both. Imperialism can refer to a formal, colonial empire such as Britain in the 19th century or an informal empire, wielding significant influence but not territorial control, such as the U.S. in the
20th century. Kohli contends that both have repeatedly undermined the prospects of steady economic progress in the global periphery, though to different degrees. Time and again, the
pursuit of their own national economic prosperity led Britain and the U.S. to expand into peripheral areas of the world. Limiting the sovereignty of other states-and poor and weak states on the periphery in particular-was the main method of imperialism. For the British and American empires, this tactic ensured that peripheral economies would stay open and accessible to Anglo-American economic interests. Loss of sovereignty, however, greatly hurt the life chances of people living in Asia, the
Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. As Kohli lays bare, sovereignty is an economic asset; it is a precondition for the emergence of states that can foster prosperous and inclusive industrial
societies.
How did Western imperialism shape the developing world? Atul Kohli tackles that question by analyzing British and American influence on Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America from the age of the British East India Company to the most recent U.S. war in Iraq.How did Western imperialism shape the developing world? In Imperialism and the Developing World, Atul Kohli tackles this question by analyzing British and
American influence on Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America from the age of the British East India Company to the most recent U.S. war in Iraq. He argues that both Britain and the U.S. expanded to enhance their
national economic prosperity, and shows how Anglo-American expansionism hurt economic development in poor parts of the world. To clarify the causes and consequences of modern imperialism, Kohli first explains that there are two kinds of empires and analyzes the dynamics of both. Imperialism can refer to a formal, colonial empire such as Britain in the 19th century or an informal empire, wielding significant influence but not territorial control, such as the U.S. in the
20th century. Kohli contends that both have repeatedly undermined the prospects of steady economic progress in the global periphery, though to different degrees. Time and again, the
pursuit of their own national economic prosperity led Britain and the U.S. to expand into peripheral areas of the world. Limiting the sovereignty of other states-and poor and weak states on the periphery in particular-was the main method of imperialism. For the British and American empires, this tactic ensured that peripheral economies would stay open and accessible to Anglo-American economic interests. Loss of sovereignty, however, greatly hurt the life chances of people living in Asia, the
Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. As Kohli lays bare, sovereignty is an economic asset; it is a precondition for the emergence of states that can foster prosperous and inclusive industrial
societies.
Introduction
Part I. How It Began: Great Britain and the Developing World
Chapter 1: The East India Company
Chapter 2: Informal Empire: Argentina; Egypt; China
Chapter 3: Varieties of Colonialism: India; Nigeria
Part II. How It Continues: The United States and the Developing
World
Chapter 4: Seeking Influence Abroad: Caribbean; Pacific Asia
Chapter 5: Fighting "Third World" Nationalism: Iran; Vietnam;
Chile
Chapter 6: Global Assertion, Soft and Hard: the Washington
Consensus (Latin America); the Middle East (Iraq)
Conclusion
Atul Kohli is the David K.E. Bruce Professor of International
Affairs at Princeton University. He is the author of several books,
including Poverty amid Plenty in the New India, which was a Foreign
Affairs Best Book of 2012 on Asia and the Pacific, and
State-Directed Development, winner of the 2005 Charles Levine Award
of the International Political Science Association. He served as
the chief editor of the journal World
Politics from 2006-13 and was Vice President of the American
Political Science Association during 2009-10.
"an ambitious analysis of the imperialistic adventures of Great
Britain and the United States across some 400 years ... Kohli's
analysis is based on an enormous trove of historical sources, and
frequently illustrated with striking quotes from contemporary
actors and observers. ... [His] This Weberian framing ... may be
the book's most important and enduring contribution. It is powerful
enough to account for themes echoing across four centuries and two
different
imperial powers ... . It is an articulate opening salvo in what is
bound to be a productive scholarly conversation." -- The Journal of
Development Studies
"Kohli's new work is as important, equally engaging, and as much
thoroughly researched as the first 'volume'. It answers three key
questions: first, why do imperialists imperialise? Second, how do
they do that? And, third, with what consequences on both the
metropole and the imperialised country?" -- Diego Maiorano,
Institute of South Asian Studies(ISAS), at the National University
of Singapore(NUS), Institute of South Asian Studies, National
University of
Singapore
"The silos of regional expertise that divides the discipline of
political science make Kohli's ambition and ability to construct
such a thorough empirical and analytical exercise at this scale
both rare and impressive. Some of the most rewarding moments of the
book for me were the various insights these attentive explorations
yielded." -- Sandipto Dasgupta, New School for Social Research, New
York, The India Forum
"Kohli makes an admirable foray into the common ground between
history, political economy, and international relations. His volume
should find a comfortable place on the shelves of all three." --
Jason Parker, Texas A&M University, History: Reviews of New
Books
"Imperialism and the Developing World is a terrific book that
engages with crucial enduring questions. It is refreshing to read
work in political science that makes such important and challenging
arguments. Atul Kohli's newest work will be much-read and debated.
"-Robert O. Keohane, Professor of International Affairs, Princeton
University
"This fascinating book retraces the long arc of economic
imperialism, from the East India Company to the Washington
Consensus of the late 20th century. Kohli argues national economic
interest led Britain and the U.S. to undermine national sovereignty
in the periphery, and the prospects of economic development that
goes with it. This is a work of considerable scholarship, serious
yet readable."-Dani Rodrik, Ford Foundation Professor of
International Economy, Harvard Kennedy School
"This is a grand study of the relationship between imperialism and
its impact on developing countries. The author demonstrates an
enormous depth of research and analysis, with an admirable style of
writing and clarity in unpacking some of the very complex issues.
The manuscript is indeed a very impressive piece of academic work.
It is highly readable and a scholarly treasure for students of
history, politics and international relations, as well as
policy
makers."-Amin Saikal, Professor of International Relations,
Australian National University
"This monumental new book on imperialism is a very important
contribution to our comprehension of the role of Britain and the
United States in the developing world. Whether or not one agrees
with Kohli's basic arguments-that imperialism is driven by the
pursuit of national economic interest and that it undermines the
development prospects of poor countries by limiting their
sovereignty-his careful accumulation of historical information
provides the basis for
understanding key international processes in the 19th and 20th
centuries."-Barbara Stallings, William R. Rhodes Research
Professor, Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown
University
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