imperial expansion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofimperialandexpansion
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imperial
adjective
uk/ɪmˈpɪə.ri.əl/us/ɪmˈpɪr.i.əl/
belonging or relating to an empire or the person or country that ...
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expansion
noun[C or U]
uk/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən/us/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən/
the increase of something in size, number, ...
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(Definition ofimperialandexpansionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Imperialexpansionbrought with it, then, a clearer forging of national identity.
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Although a ready supporter of empire, he was uncomfortable with the intrigues ofimperialexpansion.
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These trends, discussed below, demonstrate the correlation betweenimperialexpansionand the development of the ethnographic record.
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Studying collecting as part and parcel ofimperialexpansionneeds to be complemented by attention to geographical areas of no immediate imperial-military interest.
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Contemporaries and historians were left to reflect upon the causes of this brief but traumatic episode ofimperialexpansion.
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But it does not necessarily exclude a prominent role for gentlemanly capitalism in promotingimperialexpansion.
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British plant science, while the plant sciences shaped the pattern ofimperialexpansion, most notably through the ideology of improvement.
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But this view elicited a response from historians still convinced of the validity of economic explanations ofimperialexpansion.
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Chapter 1 explores the origins of the war and places them in the wider strategic framework ofimperialexpansionand global partition.
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Britishimperialexpansionmade the mapping of the whole world, in particular of its coastlines, a strategic imperative.
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How often does it happen that intellectuals inspired by utopian visions ofimperialexpansionconfront better-informed officials who resist imposing universal ideals on complex local situations?
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Rapidimperialexpansion, in any historical context, reduces the imperatives of even the most sophisticated imperium to the essentials of medieval kingship.
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Bentham himself was ambivalent, if not frankly hostile toimperialexpansion.
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Whereas colonialist readings of the past would pride themselves on the basis ofimperialexpansionand cultural export, nationalist readings present narratives of internal strength and cultural perfection.
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Did the missionary societies help to driveimperialexpansion, or did they merely take advantage of it better to pursue their ultimate goal of saving souls?
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Use of the term has been prompted for specific historical reasons and, usually, in response to debates which have arisen as a result of particular acts ofimperialexpansion.
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Published in 1953, the latter constitutes a groundbreaking essay among theorists ofimperialexpansion and is reputedly the most cited historical article ever published.
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His writings served as welcome justification forimperialexpansion.
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Dio is vital for the military history of the period, but his senatorial prejudices and strong opposition toimperialexpansionobscure his perspective.
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What happened in the 18th century is a process ofimperialexpansionthat was ruthless at times, that cost lives.
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