| Physical description |
1 online resource (xxii, 774) : illustrations |
| Series |
The Oxford history of the British Empire ; vol. 3 |
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Oxford history of the British Empire ; vol. 3.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Maps; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations and Location of Manuscript Sources; List of Contributors; 1. Introduction; 2. The British Empire in the Edwardian Era; 3. A Third British Empire? The Dominion Idea in Imperial Politics; 4. The Metropolitan Economics of Empire; 5. The British Empire and the Great War, 1914-1918; 6. Ireland and the Empire-Commonwealth, 1900-1948; 7. Migrants and Settlers; 8. Critics of Empire in Britain; 9. The Popular Culture of Empire in Britain; 10. Colonial Rule; 11. Bureaucracy and 'Trusteeship' in the Colonial Empire. |
| Summary |
The Oxford History of the British Empire is a major new assessment of the Empire in the light of recent scholarship and the progressive opening of historical records. From the founding of colonies in North America and the West Indies in the seventeenth century to the reversion of Hong Kong to China at the end of the twentieth, British imperialism was a catalyst for far-reaching change. The Oxford History of the British Empire as a comprehensive study helps us to understand the end of Empire in relation to its beginning, the meaning of British imperialism for the ruled as well as for the rulers. |
| Other author |
Louis, William Roger, 1936-
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Porter, A. N. (Andrew N.)
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Low, Alaine M.
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| Subject |
Imperialism -- History -- 19th century.
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 19th century.
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History. |
| Variant Title |
Nineteenth century |
| ISBN |
9780191542398 (electronic bk.) |
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0191542393 (electronic bk.) |
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9780198205654 (electronic bk.) |
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0198205651 (electronic bk.) |
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9780199246786 (electronic bk.) |
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0199246785 (electronic bk.) |
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0198205643 (electronic bk.) |
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9780198205647 (electronic bk.) |
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9780191676734 (electronic bk.) |
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019167673X (electronic bk.) |
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0191542407 |
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9780191542404 |
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