imperialism

Examples of imperialism in the following topics:

• Postcolonial Discourse

  • Postcolonial discourse is an academic discipline that analyzes the cultural legacies of colonialism and of imperialism.
  • Postcolonialism (also known as post-colonial theory, post-colonial studies, and post-colonialism) is an academic discipline that comprises methods of intellectual discourse presenting analyses of, and responses to, the cultural legacies of colonialism and of imperialism (nearly always by European and North American powers).
  • It was believed among white colonists that imperial stewardship of "less civilized" areas of the world would help lead to intellectual and moral reform of the peoples within these areas (largely people of color), and contribute to natural harmony among the human races of the world.
  • Anthropology, by means of which Western intellectuals generated knowledge about non-Western peoples, which colonial institutions then used to subjugate them into a colony to serve the economic, social, and cultural interests of the imperial power.
  • Colonialist literature, wherein the writers ideologically justified imperialism and colonialism with cultural representations (literary and pictorial) of the colonized country and its people, as perpetually inferior, which the imperial steward must organise into a colonial society to be guided towards European modernity.

• Imperial Sculpture under the Nervan-Antonines

  • Nerva's portraiture followed the style of imperial portraiture during the Flavian era.
  • These portraits show him with the now-traditional imperial style of thick, curly hair and a curly beard.
  • The women of imperial families set the standards of fashion and beauty during the reigns of their husbands or other male family members.
  • During the Nervan-Antonine period, portraits of imperial women and their hairstyles kept some Flavian flavor but where simpler than they had been.
  • Contrast male and female imperial portraiture during this time period from that of the Flavian dynasty.

• Architecture of the Qin Dynasty

  • The Qin Dynasty was the first imperial dynasty of China, lasting from 221 to 206 BCE.
  • During its reign over China, the Qin sought to create an imperial state unified by highly structured political power and a stable economy able to support a large military.

• Ivory Carving in the Early Byzantine Empire

  • The Barberini Diptych (c. 500-550 CE) is a Byzantine ivory leaf from an imperial diptych dating from Late Antiquity.
  • The Barberini Diptych is attributed to an imperial workshop in Constantinople.
  • This is the insignia of imperial power.
  • With the Barberini Diptych, it is one of two important surviving sixth-century Byzantine ivories attributed to the imperial workshops of Constantinople under Justinian.

• Philosophy and Art of the Han Dynasty

  • The Han Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221–207 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220–280 CE).
  • Much to the interest of the ruler, Dong's synthesis justified the imperial system of government within the natural order of the universe.
  • The Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Tan (d. 110 BCE) and his son Sima Qian (145–86 BCE) established the standard model for all of imperial China's Standard Histories, such as the Book of Han written by Ban Biao (3–54 CE), his son Ban Gu (32–92 CE), and his daughter Ban Zhao (45–116 CE).
  • The Han Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221–207 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220–280 CE).

• Architecture and Urban Planning under the Ming Dynasty

  • The Ming uprising in 1368 reasserted Chinese authority and fixed Beijing as the seat of imperial power for the next five centuries.
  • The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty—the years 1420 to 1912.
  • Traditionally, the Emperor and Empress lived in palaces on the central axis of the Forbidden City, while the Crown Prince lived at the eastern side and the concubines lived toward the back (leading to the reference of the numerous imperial concubines as the "Back Palace Three Thousand").
  • The sloping ridges of building roofs are decorated with a line of statuettes led by a man riding a phoenix and followed by an imperial dragon.
  • The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty.

• Joseon Ceramics

  • During Korea's Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910, often referred to as "Choson"), ceramic wares were considered to represent the highest quality of achievement from imperial, city, and provincial kilns, the last of which were export-driven wares.
  • This era marked the golden age of Korean pottery, with a long period of growth in imperial and provincial kilns and much work of the highest quality still preserved today.

• The Qin Dynasty

  • The Qin Dynasty was the first imperial dynasty of China, lasting only 15 years from 221 to 206 BCE.
  • Describe the establishment of the first imperial dynasty of China, and the architecture, literature, weaponry and sculpture it produced.

• Sculpture of the Qin Dynasty

  • The Qin Dynasty was the first imperial dynasty of China, lasting from 221 to 206 BCE.
  • In those times of tight imperial control, each workshop was required to inscribe its name on items produced to ensure quality control.

• Icons and Iconoclasm

  • The Byzantine Iconoclasm encompasses two periods in the history of the Byzantine Empire when religious images of icons came under scrutiny by religious and imperial authorities within the Orthodox Church and the temporal imperial hierarchy.