Is ‘imperialism’ a useful concept to help us understand contemporary IR?

Is ‘imperialism’ a useful concept to help us understand contemporary IR? Order Description Is ‘imperialism’ a useful concept to help us understand contemporary IR? Firstly find a few which have chapters or sections relevant to the essay from those below for initial readings if necessary: • Baylis, John, Smith, Steve, and Owens, Patricia, (eds.) (2014), The Globalization of World Politics: an introduction to international relations, 6th edn. (Oxford: Oxford University Press). • Brown, Chris, and Ainley, Kirsten (2009), Understanding International Relations, 4th edn. (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan). • Dunne, Tim, Kurki, Milja, and Smith, Steve (2013), International Relations Theories: discipline and diversity, 3rd en. (Oxford: Oxford University Press). • Edkins, Jenny, and Zehfuss, Maja (2014), Global Politics: a new introduction, 2nd edn. (London: Routledge). • Heywood, Andrew (2014), Global Politics, 2nd edn. (Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan). • Jackson, Robert H., and Srensen, Georg (2013), Introduction to International Relations: theories and approaches, 5th edn. (Oxford: Oxford University Press). • Steans, Jill (2010), An Introduction to International Relations Theory: perspectives and themes, 3rd edn. (Harlow: Longman). • Weber, Cynthia (2014), International Relations Theory: a critical introduction, 4th edn. (London: Routledge). • Nicholson, Michael (2002), International Relations: a concise introduction (Basingstoke: Palgrave). Then identify at least four OTNHER books or articles that should be read. These cannot be other textbooks – your essay needs to be rely on more than just textbooks