The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1989 - 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 to increase its strategic power , to defend its trade routes , or to use pawns in diplo- macy . Finally , it has been suggested that coloni- zation reflected a new aggressive nationalism in Europe , produced partly by ...
... colonies to increase its strategic power , to defend its trade routes , or to use pawns in diplo- macy . Finally , it has been suggested that coloni- zation reflected a new aggressive nationalism in Europe , produced partly by ...
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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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