Greed and Guns

by Atul Kohli

This Element studies the causes and the consequences of modern imperialism. The focus is on British and US imperialism in the nineteenth and the twentieth centuries respectively. The dynamics of both formal and informal empires are analyzed. The argument is that imperialism is moved mainly by the desire of major powers to enhance their national economic prosperity. They do so by undermining sovereignty in peripheral countries and establishing open...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009199749
• ISBN13: 9781009199742
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 75 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"