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23 The approaches represented by the sub-discipline of 'new imperial history' point in a similar direction; they differ from older forms of imperial history in that they seek to shed increased light on the reciprocal interactions and relationships of profound mutual influence between colonial centers and overseas peripheries and the effects of empire resp. colonies on metropolitan centers. This approach to the issue attempts to shift the perspective away from the simplistic juxtaposition of 'us' and the 'Other' by including processes of cultural transfer and adaptation in the vista and to explore reciprocal perceptions and constructions of the 'foreign' or the 'Other', taking into account the categories of race and gender. See, for instance, Howe, Stephen (ed.). 2010. The New Imperial Histories Reader. London et al. 24 'Concepts' here encompasses the Western idea of scientific or academic knowledge and, with reference to the pedagogics of history, key terms of academic history and the study of its teaching.

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