Imperial Co-operation and Transfer, 1870-1930: Empires and Encounters

by Bloomsbury Academic

Overview

Conflict and competition between imperial powers has long been a feature of global history, but their co-operation has largely been a peripheral concern. Imperial Co-operation and Transfer, 1870-1930 redresses this imbalance, providing a coherent conceptual framework for the study of inter-imperial collaboration and arguing that it deserves an equally prominent position in the field.

Using a variety of examples from across Asia, Europe and Africa, this book demonstrates the ways in which empires have shared and exchanged their knowledge about imperial governance, including military strategy, religious influence and political surveillance. It asks how, when and where these partnerships took place, and who initiated them.

Not only does this book fill an empirical gap in the study of imperial history, it traces ideas of empire from their conception in imperial contact zones to their implementation in specific contexts. As such, this is an important study for imperial and global historians of all specialisms.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781350024779
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	02/23/2017
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Volker Barth is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Cologne, Germany.

Roland Cvetkovski is Assistant Professor of Eastern European History at the University of Cologne, Germany.

Table of Contents

Part I: Conceptual Horizons
Introduction - Encounters of Empire: Methodological Approaches (Volker Barth and Roland Cvetkovski, University of Cologne, Germany)
1. European Imperialism: A Zone of Co-operation rather than Competition? (John M. MacKenzie, University of Lancaster, UK)
Part II: Connecting Colonialisms
2. New Forms of Knowledge Exchange between Imperial Powers: The Development of the Institut Colonial International (ICI) since the End of the Nineteenth Century (Ulrike Lindner, University of Cologne, Germany)
3. Private Colonialism and International Co-operation in Europe, 1870-1914 (Florian Wagner, European University Institute Florence, Italy)
Part III: Law Transfers
4. Riparian Rights in Lower Canada and Canada East: Inter-imperial Legal Influences (David Schorr, Tel Aviv University, Israel)
5. Creating a Colonial Shari'a for Russian Turkestan: Count Pahlen, the Hidaya and Anglo-Muhammadan Law (Alexander Morrison, University of Liverpool, UK)
Part IV: Adaptation and Counterbalance
6. Same Race, Same Fate? Theories of Asian Commonality and the Shift of Regional Hegemony in East Asia after the First Sino-Japanese War, 1894/95 (Torsten Weber, German Institute for Japanese Studies Tokyo, Japan)
7. The Origins of Trans-Imperial Policing: British-French Government Cooperation in the Surveillance of Anti-Colonialists in Europe, 1905-1925 (Daniel Brueckenhaus, Beloit College, USA)
Part V: Military and Violence
8. Co-operation Between German and French Troops During the Boxer War in China, 1900/1901: The Punitive Expedition to Baoding (Susanne Kuß, University of Bern, Switzerland)
9. Deadly Learning? Concentration Camps in Colonial Wars Around 1900 (Jonas Kreienbaum, University of Rostock, Germany)
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

This fascinating volume is focused on largely neglected aspect of inter-imperial history. Instead of looking at inter-imperial rivalry and conflicts, it analyzes various forms of cooperation between the empires in their colonial endeavors. Masterfully written and carefully edited, this book constitutes an important contribution to new history of empires.” —Alexei Miller, Professor of History, Central European University, Hungary

“A book that changes our understanding of how empires acted in the modern world: not only as constant rivals, but also as mutual partners in their joint effort to rule over most of the world between 1870 and 1930. An impressive and innovative approach.” —Ulrike von Hirschhausen, University of Rostock, Germany

From the Publisher

A book that changes our understanding of how empires acted in the modern world: not only as constant rivals, but also as mutual partners in their joint effort to rule over most of the world between 1870 and 1930. An impressive and innovative approach.

Ulrike von Hirschhausen

This fascinating volume is focused on largely neglected aspect of inter-imperial history. Instead of looking at inter-imperial rivalry and conflicts, it analyzes various forms of cooperation between the empires in their colonial endeavors. Masterfully written and carefully edited, this book constitutes an important contribution to new history of empires.

Alexei Miller