The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume III: The Nineteenth CenturyAndrew Porter OUP Oxford, 21 окт. 1999 г. - Всего страниц: 796 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, and the significance of the British Empire as a theme in world history. Volume III of The Oxford History of the British Empire covers the long nineteenth century, from the achievement of American independence in the 1780s to the eve of world war in 1914. This was the period of Britain's greatest expansion as both empire-builder and dominant world power. The volume is divided into two parts. The first contains thematic chapters, some focusing on Britain, others on areas at the imperial periphery, exploring those fundamental dynamics of British expansion whcih made imperial influence and rule possible. They also examine the economic, cultural, and institutional frameworks whcih gave shape to Britain's overseas empire. Part 2 is devoted to the principal areas of imperial activity overseas, including both white settler and tropical colonies. Chapters examine how British interests and imperial rule shaped individual regions' nineteenth-century political and socio-economic history. Themes dealt with include the economics of empire, imperial institutions, defence, technology, imperial and colonial cultures, science and exploration. Attention is given not only to the formal empire, from Australasia and the West Indies to India and the African colonies, but also to China and Latin America, often regarded as central components of a British `informal empire'. |
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... Latin America , the Middle East , and China can be viewed analytically as constituting an ' informal empire ' based on naval hegemony and economic power . This is a concept examined in several chapters in both the nineteenth- and ...
... Latin America , the Middle East , and China can be viewed analytically as constituting an ' informal empire ' based on naval hegemony and economic power . This is a concept examined in several chapters in both the nineteenth- and ...
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... Latin America Alan Knight 8. Britain and China , 1842-1914 Jürgen Osterhammel 9. Imperial Institutions and the Government of Empire Peter Burroughs 10. Trusteeship , Anti - Slavery , and Humanitarianism Andrew Porter 11. Religion ...
... Latin America Alan Knight 8. Britain and China , 1842-1914 Jürgen Osterhammel 9. Imperial Institutions and the Government of Empire Peter Burroughs 10. Trusteeship , Anti - Slavery , and Humanitarianism Andrew Porter 11. Religion ...
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... Latin America found it more difficult to accommodate the demand by British enterprise for commercial freedom and unfettered access . This led to tensions which in some cases — notably Egypt - resulted in the imposition of direct ...
... Latin America found it more difficult to accommodate the demand by British enterprise for commercial freedom and unfettered access . This led to tensions which in some cases — notably Egypt - resulted in the imposition of direct ...
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... Latin America the scale and impact of the British presence , even if seen as negligible from London , appears to have been often intense and all - pervasive , despite an absence of obvious local protest . " In East Asia , despite local ...
... Latin America the scale and impact of the British presence , even if seen as negligible from London , appears to have been often intense and all - pervasive , despite an absence of obvious local protest . " In East Asia , despite local ...
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... Latin America brought on the dispute over Venezuela's boundaries in 1895. America's naval ambitions in the Pacific became steadily clearer , and her expansionist goals were signalled by her seizure of Spanish territory in the Caribbean ...
... Latin America brought on the dispute over Venezuela's boundaries in 1895. America's naval ambitions in the Pacific became steadily clearer , and her expansionist goals were signalled by her seizure of Spanish territory in the Caribbean ...
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