The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... colonies . Later , Hindus and Muslims from India and Arabia settled territories of the Indian Ocean and In- donesia , and the Chinese colonized much of Southeast Asia . However , these settlements gen- erally lacked central control or ...
... colonies . Later , Hindus and Muslims from India and Arabia settled territories of the Indian Ocean and In- donesia , and the Chinese colonized much of Southeast Asia . However , these settlements gen- erally lacked central control or ...
Page 300
... colonies , from the disintegration of indigenous political or social systems , or from rivalries be- tween Europeans on the spot . Such situations might induce a European government to annex . Between 1880 and 1910 the tempo of annexa ...
... colonies , from the disintegration of indigenous political or social systems , or from rivalries be- tween Europeans on the spot . Such situations might induce a European government to annex . Between 1880 and 1910 the tempo of annexa ...
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... colonies were expensive to maintain , and the metropolis had a right to compensation . However , there was no return to monopoly . Colonies were not closed to foreign trade or capital , nor were they forbidden to produce par- ticular ...
... colonies were expensive to maintain , and the metropolis had a right to compensation . However , there was no return to monopoly . Colonies were not closed to foreign trade or capital , nor were they forbidden to produce par- ticular ...
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