Imperial Sociology

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(1) empirical research in and on colonies, including ethnographies and surveys of the colonized or the colonizers qua colonizers; (2) theoretical, critical, and historical analyses of colonialism or empires, ancient or contemporary (e.g., Robertson, 1900; Hobson, 1902; Long, 1962; Alavi, 1975; Mann, 1986); (3) comparative studies based on information generated in colonies (e.g., Sumner, 1906; Durkheim, 1915); (4) applied sociological research conducted at the behest of imperial governments (e.g., Balandier & Pauvert, 1950; Gulliver, 1985); and (5) professional sociological activities directed toward imperial rule, such as the instruction of colonial officials or membership on government commissions dealing with colonial governance.</p>