Jegyzetek a brit imperializmusról
Notes on British Imperialism

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses important aspects of modern imperialism, concentrating on the British Empire from the acquisition of to the first colonies up to the period after of the second world war, which saw the end of Britain’s colonial rule. The author divides the history of the British Empire into seven periods, concentrating mainly on the long nineteenth century, during which Britain managed to control the most important and lucrative parts of world economy and trade. Paradoxically, the summit of the British Empire coincided with the apparition of the first cracks on imperialism and the publication of the first major works which condemned imperialist practices as morally and politically unacceptable. The author argues that imperialism remains a relevant problem in the third millennia as well.

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