Description |
xxi, 355 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-341) and index. |
Contents |
Britain's empires / John Darwin -- Foundations of empire, 1763-83 / Eliga H. Gould -- Empire and the British state / Andrew Thompson -- The British Empire on the move, 1760-1914 / Kent Fedorowich -- The economics of empire / A. R. Dilley -- Religion in the British empire / Elisabeth Elbourne -- Empire and ideology / Stephen Howe -- Colonial knowledge / Tony Ballantyne -- Culture and identity in Imperial Britain / Catherine Hall -- Imperial identities abroad / Stuart Ward -- Agency, narrative, and resistance / Jon E. Wilson -- Ends of empire / Sarah Stockwell. |
Summary |
This edited work adopts a distinctive thematic approach to the history of British imperialism from the 18th to the 20th century. Each contributor offers a personal assessment of the topic at hand, and examines key interpretive debates among historians. |
Subject |
Great Britain -- Colonies -- History.
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Commonwealth countries -- History.
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Imperialism -- History.
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Added Author |
Stockwell, S. E.
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ISBN |
1405125357 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781405125345 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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1405125349 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9781405125352 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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