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pt. I. The economics of imperialism.--pt. II. The politics of imperialism. ; Mode of access: Internet.

Discusses anti-corporate sentiment, Lenin's theories of imperialism, corporate debt, and the problem of capitalism.

In the 1880s and 1890s, a wave of histories of colonial empire
appeared in France. But even though they were produced by members of similar
republican colonial advocacy groups, these accounts narrated the history
of empire in contradictory ways. Some positioned "colonial empire" as an
enterprise with ancient roots, while others treated modern colonization as
distinct. Some argued that French colonial empire was a unique enterprise in
line with republican ideals, but others insisted that it was a European-wide
project that transcended domestic political questions. By tracing the differences
between these accounts, this article highlights the flexibility that characterized
late nineteenth-century republican understandings of empire. It
also points to the ways republican advocates for colonial expansion during
this period looked both historically and comparatively to legitimize their
visions for empire's future in France.