This study is a modest attempt, from a behavioural perspective, to sort out some of the conceptual difficulties in the imperialist literature.
Several objections are raised pertaining to marxist determinism and a less deterministic model is opted for. The empirical implications of testing the whole model militate against it in a study of this size so that only two important propositions emanating from the model are tested; first that interactions in the international system are rank-dependent, and second, that they are feudally-structured. Support for these two hypotheses can be found in the behavioural literature, but the advantage of this study is that it offers an explanation - imperialism (with requisite
qualifications) - for these interaction relationships. The results are far from conclusive; several problems regarding conceptual ambiguity remain. Future study rejecting the marxist mode of inquiry will have to concentrate on further specification of an alternative model. / Arts, Faculty of / Political Science, Department of / Graduate
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/19859 |
| Date | January 1975 |
| Creators | Dahl, Jeff |
| Source Sets | University of British Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis/Dissertation |
| Rights | For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use. |
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