British Empire

Name: British Empire
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ISBN: 9780192892935

ISBN-10: 0192892932

ISBN-13: 9780192892935

Edition: 2001

Authors: Jane Samson

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The phenomenon of imperialism has never been under such intense scrutiny, by such a wide range of academic disciplines, as it is today. From cultural studies to the history of science, academics are engaged in a series of debates about empire which move far beyond traditional preoccupations with metropolitan strategy, economics, and rivalry. Using primary and secondary documentary sources, this reader negotiates the many trends and concerns in recent debates to provide a broad-based, comparative history of the British Empire. Selected readings are presented within a chronological framework, from the origins of empire to decolonization and beyond. Samson adopts a theme of identity to explore…

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List price: $99.99
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/9/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



General Introduction


The Early Empire


An empire of the sea


Slavery


Colonial identities


The Eighteenth Century


New horizons


The American Revolution


Conquest and identity


The problem of India


The Nineteenth Century


Trade and empire


Reform and empire


The British diaspora


Empire contested


The 'new imperialism'


The Twentieth Century


The end of empire


The empire at war


The pioneers: India/Pakistan and Ghana


Settler minorities: Kenya and Zimbabwe


Peoples and borders: Palestine and Malaysia


Maps


Chronology


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