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Empires and Globalization in the Modern World (19th C-present)

This page lists resources related to Empires and Globalization in the Modern World. Emphasis is on the rise, fall, and endurance of empires of the modern world.

Page is under construction, October 2009. Getting closer to completion! However, few Web pages are ever "finished." If something new is found it will be added or if a link disappears it will be removed.

See also:

Russia and Soviet Union History 18th C-present, which has an emphasis on imperialism & empire building.
Asian Emperor or Empress (Asia 7th Century BC through the 20th Century) for Asian civilization. There is a section with Japanese History Web sites (as well as earlier sections with specific book titles and terms to use to identify books on Japan in the library catalog).
Modern Latin American History (1800- ).
United States of America (History). American History.

Reference Books | Books | Indexes (identify journal articles) | Journals | Web Sites

Reference Books

Countries and Their Cultures. 4 vols. GN307 .C68 2001 Reference and online to CSU affiliates
Dictionary of the British Empire and Commonwealth. DA16 .P35 1996 Reference South
Dictionary of Wars. D 25 .A2 K63 1999 Reference
Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. DS4 .L48 2002 Reference and online to CSU Affiliates
Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism Since 1450. Online to CSU affiliates
Encyclopedia of World Cultures. GN307 .E532 2002 Reference South
Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Online to CSU affiliates
Encyclopedia of World History. D 21 .E577 2000 Reference
Encyclopedia of World History. D 21 .E578 2001 Reference
Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World. Online to CSU affiliates.
Europe 1789-1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire. Online to CSU affiliates.
Europe Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction. Online to CSU affiliates.
Gale Encyclopedia of World History: Governments. Online to CSU affiliates.
Gale Virtual Reference Library. Online to CSU affiliates
Government, Politics, and Protest: Essential Primary Sources. Online to CSU affiliates.
Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities. Online to CSU affiliates.
Ground Warfare An International Encyclopedia. 3 vols. D 25 .A2 G76 2002 Reference
Historical Dictionary of the British Empire. DA16 .H56 1996 Reference South
Invasions and Conquests from Ancient Times to the Present. D 25 .A2 D38 1996 Reference
Magill's Guide to Military History. 5 vols. D 25 .A2 M34 1001 Reference
New Encyclopedia of Africa. Online to CSU affiliates.
One Europe, Many Nations: A Historical Dictionary of European National Groups. D21.3 .M55 2000 Reference South
The Oxford Companion to Military History. D 25 .A2 O94 2001 Reference
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. 2007 ed. Online to CSU affiliates.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures and Daily Life. 4 vols. GN333 .W67 1998 Reference

Circulating Research Materials of Interest

Be sure to look through any bibliographies for additional materials.

The Anthropology of Europe: Identity and Boundaries in Conflict. GN575 .A58 1994 Morgan
British Documents at the End of the Empire. Prospector.
The British Empire: An Encyclopedia of the Crown's Holdings, 1493 through 1995. DA16 .S84 1996 Storage
The Cambridge Survey of World Migration. JV6021 .C35 1995 Morgan
Colonialism: An International, Social, Cultural and Political Encyclopedia. 3 vols. HV22 .C59 2003 Morgan
Empire and Dissent: The United States and Latin America. F1418 .E48 2008 Morgan
From Protest to Challenge: a Documentary History of African Politics In South Africa, 1882-1964. 4 vols. DT763 .F73 Storage
The Japanese Colonial Empire, 1895-1945. JV5260 .J36 1984 Morgan
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures. 9 vols. GN307 .J85 1999 Curriculum and online to CSU affiliates
Latin America and the United States: A Documentary History. F1418 .L354 2000 Morgan
Living with Colonialism: Nationalism and Culture in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan. DT156.7 .S55 2003 Morgan
Multi-Ethnic France: Immigration, Politics, Culture and Society. JV7925 .H375 2007 Morgan (Missing--use Prospector)
The Opium Empire: Japanese Imperialism and Drug Trafficking in Asia, 1895-1945. HV5840.A74 J45 1997 Morgan

Bibliographies

Latin America, Spain and Portugal, a Selected and Annotated Bibliographical Guide to Books Published in the United States, 1954-1974. Z1601 .W687 Movable Shelves
Semper ex Africa . . . A Bibliography of Primary Source for Nineteenth-Century Tropical Africa as Recorded by Explorers, Missionaries, Traders, Travelers, Administrators, Military Men, Adventurers, and Others. Z 3501 H47 Storage
Societies After Slavery: A Select Annotated Bibliography of Printed Sources on Cuba, Brazil, British Colonial Africa, South Africa, and the British West Indies. Z7164.S6 S64 2002 Movable Shelves and Digital Edition (University of Pittsburgh Press)
U.S.-Latin American Policymaking: A Reference Handbook. F1418 .A23 1995 Morgan

Books

Books are a key resource for information about Empires and Globalization in the Modern World. The subject headings listed in this section can be used to find books related to this topic in any library catalog which uses Library of Congress Subject Headings, including CSU's Sage/Discovery (it is not an exhaustive list). Do a subject search using the terms below to identify books in Sage/Discovery and Prospector (the Colorado Regional Catalog). Books may be requested from Prospector by CSU affiliates.

Africa Colonization
Africa, Sub Saharan History
British Africa
East Asia Relations Foreign Countries
East Asia Relations Japan
East Asia Relations United States
Egypt History 19th Century
Egypt History 1919 1952
Egypt History Intervention 1956
Ethnicity Europe
Ethnology
Ethnology Europe
Europe Colonies Africa
Europe Ethnic Relations
France Colonies Africa
France Emigration and Immigration Government Policy
France Relations Africa North [3 items]
France Relations Africa Sub Saharan [2 items]
Great Britain Colonies Africa
Great Britain Colonies History
Great Britain Colonies History 19th Century
Great Britain Colonies History 20th Century
Imperialism History
Imperialism History 19th Century
Imperialism History 20th Century
Imperialism History Sources

Japan Colonies (1; search Prospector)
Japan History
Japan History 19th Century
Japan History 20th Century
Japan History 1912 1945
Japan History 1926 1945
Japan History 1945
Japan History Allied Occupation 1945 1952
Japan History Military
Japan History Sources
Latin America Civilization Spanish Influences
Latin America Foreign Relations United States
Mukden Incident, China, 1931 [2 items]
Nationalism Europe
Race relations
South Africa History 1836 1909
Spain Colonies History
Spain Foreign Relations
Sudan History 19th Century
Sudan History 1881 1899
Sudan History 1899 1956
Sudan History Sources
United States Foreign Relations Latin America
United States Insular Possessions
United States Territories and Possessions
Women Latin America Social Conditions

Indexes (Identify Journal Articles)

Use indexes to identify articles of interest. Be sure to make use of their bibliographies, works cited, and references for additional resources that will help with research on any topic.

Indexes, Print

Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature. AI 3 .R48 Reference South 1900-
Humanities Index. AI 3 .I495 Reference South 1974-1998
International Index to Periodicals. AI 3 .I49 Reference South 1920/1923-1952/1955
International Index. AI 3 .I49 Reference South 1955/1958-1964/1965
International Political Science Abstracts. JA 36 .I5 Reference South 1951-2006
London Times Index (various titles: Palmer's, etc.) AI 21 T51 & AI21 .T46 Reference South & others nearby 1785- ; the newspaper itself is on microfilm in the Journal Room, call number AN .T5 (current issues in print in newspaper area); 2000- is available online via one source (no images) and online 1985- in another (no images)
Nineteenth Century Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, 1890-1899; with supplementary indexing, 1900-1922. AI3 .R496 Reference South
Poole's Index to Periodical Literature. AI3 .P6 Reference South 1802-1901
Social Sciences Index. AI 3 .I496 Reference South 1974/75-1998/99

Indexes/Databases, Electronic

These indexes may also be accessed by CSU affiliates via the "E-Resources & Databases" pages. See Truncation and Proximity Operators for advanced searching methods for these and other databases.

America: History & Life. 1954- .

Historical coverage of the United States and Canada. Latin America appears as well.

JSTOR. Full text articles at least 3-5 years old (varies by journal).

Full text or linked to full text for more recent articles (most of them). Contemporary vocabulary is vital for success.

Humanities International Index. Varies. Available online at CSU through Nov. 30, 2009 only. Different publisher, similar subject coverage: Humanities Index. AI 3 .I495 Reference South 1974-98.

Core journals dealing with history, literature, and other humanities. Good coverage of humanities topics.

Project Muse.

Full text articles (view in PDF).

Historical Abstracts. 1954- .

Covers events of 1450 to the present.

Web Sites

Bibliographies

Check Sage/Discovery and then Prospector for local holdings of items on bibliographies.

Bibliography of Published Primary Sources in African History (English Language). Roots Institute.
A Bibliography on Africa, 1940-2005. Frederick Cooper. PDF 36 pages. Cambridge University Press.
Africa: Suggested Readings. M. Crawford Young. Copyright © 1999-2007 by Eric G.E. Zuelow.
The United States and Latin America, 1850-1940. Rory Miller. University of Liverpool.

Primary Sources

Internet African History Sourcebook. Edited by Paul Halsall, Fordham University.

Use table of contents to identify areas of interest such as European Imperialism (divided by General; Analyses and Criticism of Imperialism; Exploration/Missionary Activities; British Africa; Belgian Africa; French Africa; German Africa; South Africa; and Liberia).

Internet East Asian History Sourcebook. Edited by Paul Halsall, Fordham University.

Use table of contents to identify areas of interest such as Imperial China and The Western Intrusion (divided by General; European Imperialism; British East Asia; Other Powers; United States Imperialism; and Missionary Activity).

Internet Modern History Sourcebook. Edited by Paul Halsall. Fordham University.

Primary source material can be found here (text modifications, if any, are noted). This section of the sourcebook contains primary sources on imperialism. See entries on the site such as John Hobson: Imperialism, 1902. There are also entire pages devoted to Imperialism and Nationalism. See also Latin America.

The National Archives. United Kingdom.

Image library. Contains images of the British Empire, including Empire Marketing Board posters:

The Manila Galleon Trade (1565–1815). Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Contains images of works of art influence by the Manila Galleon trade. Brief thematic essays provide background.

France--Colonies. Internet Archive.

Online documents (32 as of October 2009). While there are items in English, there are a number in French and other languages. PDF, online, and other reading options. See also: Colonies--Africa.

General on Colonialism and Its Legacies

The British Empire: An Internet Gateway. Edited by Jane Samson, University of Alberta.

Link above goes to Links to Other Sites section of the page. Links are arranged by: 1. Resources and Gateways 2. General Sites 3. Maps and Images 4. Miscellaneous Sites of Interest 5. Africa (and Slavery and Antislavery) 6. Middle East 7. South Asia 8. Southeast Asia 9. Canada 10. Colonial USA 11. West Indies 12. South Pacific and 13. The British Empire Today.

Institute of Historical Research. United Kingdom.

Contains extensive annotated links to sites about European colonialism in Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Focus is on British activies.

Africa and Africa/France

Africa: History. African Studies Center. University of Pennsylvania.

Annotated links to selected sources (just under ten) on the Web.

African Online Digital Library. Michigan State University.

A " portal to multimedia collections about Africa." For example, Exploring Africa, which includes Unit Two: Studying Africa through the Social Studies. Module 7B: African History, the Era of Global Encroachment. Exploring Africa. Students. This page is an activity that explores colonialism in Africa. (Links to additional modules near the top.) Map of African languages. Scroll down to read sections on Colonial Conquest in Africa and other topics.

A Country Study: South Africa. Library of Congress.

Historical setting, government and politics, and more. Lengthy bibliography.

Site is an "online scholarly resource focusing on the socio-political history of South Africa, particularly the struggle for freedom during the period from 1950 to the first democratic elections in 1994." Formats of material include pamphlets, photographs, posters, maps, memorandums, speeches, oral histories, and much more.

Overview. "Flow of History."

The French Military in Africa. Andrew Hansen. Council on Foreign Relations.

Overview of the topic. Section 5 is What is the history of French intervention in Africa?

Historical Maps of Africa. Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection. University of Texas Libraries. The University of Texas at Austin.

Maps from 1808 onwards.

Regional Euro-African Conference: “Migration and Development” (Rabat, July 10, 2006). Immigration/migration. France Diplomatie.

Discussion of migration, with a focus on African migration to France. Cooperation is sought on many points.

Riots in France. Social Science Research Council.

A series of articles on civil unrest in the French suburbs in 2005.

The Story of Africa. BBC.

"The Story of Africa tells the history of the continent from an African perspective. . . . Africa's top historians take a fresh look at the events and characters that have shaped the continent from the origins of humankind to the end of South African apartheid.. . . See the rise and fall of empires and kingdoms, experience the power of religion, the injustices of slavery, and chart the expansion of trade between Africa and other continents. . . . Hear what it was like to live under colonialism, follow the struggle against it, and celebrate the achievement of independence." Sections include Africa & Europe (1800-1914).

Unit Two: Studying Africa through the Social Studies. Module 7B: African History, the Era of Global Encroachment. Exploring Africa. Students. African Studies Center. Michigan State University.

Page is an activity that explores colonialism in Africa. (Links to additional modules near the top.) Map of African languages. Scroll down to read sections on Colonial Conquest in Africa and other topics.

America/Latin America

The Age of Imperialism. An On-line History of the United States. Small Planet Communications.

Overview of U.S. expansionism of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Anticolonialism, Latin America. Marc Becker. New Dictionary of the History of Ideas.

Encyclopedia entry section on Latin America and its experiences and reactions to colonialism. Bibliography.

Documents Relating to American Foreign Policy 1898-1914. Vincent Ferraro. Mount Holyoke College.

Site wants to do pop-ups & did pop-back. Extensive list, arranged by year. Link to view either on or off site. First link, for example, goes to Instances of Use of United States Forces Abroad, 1798-1993. Ellen C. Collier. Department of the Navy, Naval Historical Center, which "lists 234 instances in which the United States has used its armed forces abroad in situations of conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime purposes. It brings up to date a 1989 list that was compiled in part from various older lists and is intended primarily to provide a rough sketch survey of past U.S. military ventures abroad. A detailed description and analysis are not undertaken here."

Curriculum unit with Introduction; Overseas Expansion; The New Imperialism; The Spanish-American War; The Course of Imperialism; Generalizations; Unit Outline; Resources; Sample Activities for Students; and Imperialism.

The Gilded Age. Alexander Street Press. CSU affiliates only.

The Gilded Age covers topics that include "[i]mmigration and migration, racism and civil rights, labor and industry, women and universal suffrage, American Indians, and the environment." The collection contains "40,000 pages of full text, photographs, songs for listening online, and other primary materials, along with video interviews and twenty-five critical documentary essays. Each documentary essay poses an interpretive question and then illuminates it with dozens of annotated primary documents, introductions, and essays." Items in this database range from primary sources that were created in 1865 to contemporary (as in 2007) scholarship.

Monroe Doctrine. Primary Documents in American History. Library of Congress.

Primary and secondary documents regarding this far-reaching policy made in 1823.

Monroe Doctrine, 1823. U.S. Department of State.

Overview of the Monroe Doctrine and its influence on U.S. policies.

Neighbors and Markets: the United States in Latin America and Aisa, 1890-1917. W. Taylor Fain. Miller Center of Public Affairs. Virginia Center for Digital History.

Contextual essay for study materials. Bibliography of secondary sources. Aimed at 11th grade history teachers, but should be of interest to anyone doing research on this topic.

Religion, Security and the Future of Latin America. April 6, 2006. Event Transcript. Howard Wiarda introduced by Johnnie Carson. The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.

Religion and its influence on policies of Latin America today.

Overview of American beginning in 1861. Special sections on the Spanish-American War, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Panama Canal.

United States and Brazil: Expanding Frontiers, Comparing Cultures. Brasil e Estados Unidos: Expandindo Fronteiras, Comparando Culturas. The Library of Congress.

This site "explores the history of Brazil, interactions between Brazil and the United States from the eighteenth century to the present, and the parallels and contrasts between Brazilian and American culture and history. The project is a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the National Library of Brazil."

The United States and Its Territories: 1870-1925: The Age of Imperialism. Southeast Asia Collection. University of Michigan Library.

"The primary focus of the material is the Spanish-American war and subsequent American governance (approximately 1898-1910)." Documents are from the United States, Spain, and the Philippines.

The United States and Latin America: Interactions of Empire and Globalization. Spring 2008. Steven Volk. Oberlin College.

Course syllabus with detailed background of the topic, recommended readings, and assignments. Check Sage/Discovery and FindIt@CSU for local holdings of books and articles listed.

The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War. Hispanic Division. Library of Congress.

Presentations on Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Spain.

Britain/Africa/Egypt/Sudan/South Africa

The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium, 1899-1955. Sudan. Country Studies. Library of Congress.

Analysis of agreement made in 1899.

The British Empire. Stephen Luscombe. Britain.

Author up front that "not a rigourous academic site." However, much material of interest. Names, places, events, etc. can be learned about here and explored in detail in scholarly sources elsewhere (i.e. in Indexes). One example, Egypt 1882 covers events of 1882. Sidebars have links to additional topics/readings (check Sage/Discovery for local ownership).

Colonialism. Voice of the Shuttle.

Links to primary and secondary sources. British colonialim in Africa and India.

History. South African Government Information. Government Communications (GCIS).

Divided by era from early inhabitants, through British colonial era, to the present.

South African History Online.

Timelines, people, places, arts & culture, politics & governance, and more.

This Month in History. Egypt Tales.

Select a month to read about events that took place in or concerning Egypt during that month, from different years.

Timeline Sudan: A Chronology of Key Events. BBC News Online 24 May 2001. Hartford Web Publishing.

1881-2001.

Japan

Japan's Quest for Empire 1931 - 1945. Susan Townsend. World War Two. BBC.

Pages cover: 1. Unleashing force 2. Chasing power 3. Seaborne empire 4. Deadlock 5. Political crises 6. Deterrent diplomacy: Germany 7. Deterrent diplomacy: Russia and US 8. Awakening the sleeping giant.

Japanese History. Mark Bender. East Asian Humanities. The Ohio State University.

Arranged by: introduction, prehistory, early kingdoms and classical age, feudal era in Japan, Tokugawa (Edo) period AD 1600-1867, modern to present Japan. While years covered emphasized eras before the focus of this page, the context will still be useful.