Imperialism — A word of polemical power, analytical imprecision, and historically variant meaning, the term imperialism is used in this volume to describe the period of rapid European expansion in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Imperialism is … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Eco-imperialism — For the ecological effects of European expansion see Ecological imperialism. Eco imperialism is a term coined by Paul Driessen to refer to the forceful imposition of Western environmentalist views on developing countries. The degree to which this … Wikipedia
Scientific imperialism — is a term that appears to have been coined by Dr Ellis T Powell when addressing the Commonwealth Club of Canada on 8 September 1920. Though he defined imperialism as the sense of arbitrary and capricious domination over the bodies and souls of… … Wikipedia
Cultural imperialism — is the domination of one culture over another. Cultural imperialism can take the form of a general attitude or an active, formal and deliberate policy, including (or resulting from) military action. Economic or technological factors may also play … Wikipedia
Far East — Usually referred to today as East and Southeast Asia, the Far East encompasses the region of Asia that reaches geographically from the Malay Peninsula in the southwest to Korea and Japan in the northeast. Politically, a large part of the… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Metabolic rift — is a term developed by John Bellamy Foster and other theorists to refer to Karl Marx’s understanding of ecological disruption under capitalism. While Marx never employed the term itself in his writings, he did write of an irreparable rift in the… … Wikipedia
colonialism, Western — ▪ politics Introduction a political economic phenomenon whereby various European nations explored, conquered, settled, and exploited large areas of the world. The age of modern colonialism began about 1500, following the European… … Universalium
Neocolonialism — This article is about Neocolonialist political and economic critiques. For Neocolonial architecture, see Colonial Revival architecture. For expanded applications of economic analysis, see Economic imperialism (economics). World empires and… … Wikipedia
List of environmental topics (E) — This is a list of environmental topics. They relate to the effect of human activity on the environment.*(E grass: see) Miscanthus (see biofuel under Uses) *E waste (electronic waste) *(E10: see) common alcohol fuel mixtures *(E15: see) common… … Wikipedia
Umweltimperialismus — Als ökologischer Imperialismus oder Umweltimperialismus werden allgemein von Staaten oder Organisationen beschlossene und anderen Staaten auferlegte Maßnahmen mit negativen Auswirkungen auf die Umwelt verstanden. Umwelt und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
