The aggregate of various economic, political, and social policies by which an imperial power maintains or extends its control over other areas or peoples. It includes the practice of or belief in acquiring and retaining colonies. The emphasis is less on its identity as an ideological political system than on its designation in a period of history. (Webster, 3d ed; from Dr. J. Cassedy, NLM History of Medicine Division)

Annotation

IM; specify geog & hist period

IM; upřesni geograficky a historické období

DUI

D018595 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0027874

History note

95; was see POLITICAL SYSTEMS 1990-94

Online note

use POLITICAL SYSTEMS to search COLONIALISM 1990-94

Public note

95; was see POLITICAL SYSTEMS 1990-94