The British Empire - Themes and Perspectives

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This volume adopts a distinctive thematic approach to the history of British imperialism from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. It brings together leading scholars of British imperial history: Tony Ballantyne, John Darwin, Andrew Dilley, Elizabeth Elbourne, Kent Fedorowich, Eliga Gould, Catherine Hall, Stephen Howe, Sarah Stockwell, Andrew Thompson, Stuart Ward, and Jon Wilson.

Each contributor offers a personal assessment of the topic at hand, and examines key interpretive debates among historians
Addresses many of the core issues that constitute a broad understanding of the British Empire, including the economics of the empire, the empire and religion, and imperial identities

Each contributor offers a personal assessment of the topic at hand, and examines key interpretive debates among historians
Addresses many of the core issues that constitute a broad understanding of the British Empire, including the economics of the empire, the empire and religion, and imperial identities

Über den Autor

Sarah Stockwell is senior lecturer in Imperial and Commonwealth History at King's College London. Her previous publications include The Business of Decolonization: British Business Strategies in the Gold Coast (2000) and Imperial Policy and Colonial Practice 1925-1945 (1996).

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Notes on Contributors vii

Preface xi

Abbreviations Used in Notes xvii

Maps xviii

1 Britain's Empires 1
John Darwin

2 Foundations of Empire, 1763-83 21
Eliga H. Gould

3 Empire and the British State 39
Andrew Thompson

4 The British Empire on the Move, 1760-1914 63
Kent Fedorowich

5 The Economics of Empire 101
A. R. Dilley

6 Religion in the British Empire 131
Elisabeth Elbourne

7 Empire and Ideology 157
Stephen Howe

8 Colonial Knowledge 177
Tony Ballantyne

9 Culture and Identity in Imperial Britain 199
Catherine Hall

10 Imperial Identities Abroad 219
Stuart Ward

11 Agency, Narrative, and Resistance 245
Jon E. Wilson

12 Ends of Empire 269
Sarah Stockwell

Consolidated Bibliography 295

Index 343

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2007
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Notes on Contributors.Foreword.List of Abbreviations.Maps.1. Britain's Empires: John Darwin.2. Foundations of Empire 1763-1783: Eliga Gould.3. Empire and Ideology: Stephen Howe.4. Empire and the British State: Andrew Thompson.5. The British Empire on th
ISBN-13:	9781405125352
ISBN-10:	1405125357
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	S Stockwell
Redaktion:	Stockwell, Sarah E.
Hersteller:	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	244 x 170 x 21 mm
Von/Mit:	Sarah E. Stockwell
Erscheinungsdatum:	12.12.2007
Gewicht:	0,661 kg