POLS 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Culture Of The United Kingdom
29 Mar 2017
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The largest modern empire was the british, although most other european countries annexed overseas territories. The british empire ensured the spread of british culture, and the establishment of english as the major international language. Nowadays, imperialism is closely associated with the usa, although the phenomenon is now more about economic power than territorial conquest. Yet some regard transnational corporations as the real imperialists" of the world today, acting through an increasingly globalized economy. The year 1500 is conventionally taken t mark the beginning of the modern age. At that time, the chinese empire was far more advanced than european states, in terms of technology, military power and bureaucratic efficiency. In europe, a key milestone in development of the modern state was the treaty of westphalia. This upheld the right of rulers to organize their domestic affairs free from outside interference.
