The Pattern of Imperialism
The Pattern of Imperialism by Tony Smith, published by Cambridge University Press in 1981, offers a detailed examination of American and British imperialism through a political lens. Spanning 308 pages, this edition presents an eclectic approach to understanding the geopolitical dynamics that shaped foreign policy in both nations. The book explores the interactions between imperial powers and various political regimes in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, focusing on their responses to Western imperialism and the processes of decolonization.
Readers will find that the text delves into the motivations behind imperialism, highlighting the role of foreign policy elites and the political agency of affected regions. Smith categorizes the diverse reactions of southern political regimes to imperialism during the nineteenth century and the subsequent shifts following World War II. The book culminates in an analysis of American policy challenges regarding the Third World in the early 1980s, reflecting on how traditional strategies may no longer suffice in addressing contemporary geopolitical realities.
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The principal ambition of this book is to provide an avowedly eclectic, although largely political, explanation of American and British imperialism, as comprehensive and ultimately as unified as that offered by Marxist interpretations. Geopolitical considerations are assumed to be basic (but not exclusive) concerns of foreign policy elites in Britain and the United States; and the ability of people in Latin America, Africa and Asia to coordinate their activities, that is, to act politically, is assumed to be the central (but not sole) feature determining the character of their response to Western imperialism. The book provides profiles of various southern political regimes and categorises their different reactions to the impact of imperialism in the nineteenth century and to the impetus for decolonisation after 1945. The author concludes by considering the dilemma of American policy toward the Third World in the early 1980s, when traditional modes of conduct can no longer prescribe a clear plan of action.
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