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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Andrew Porter. FOREWORD From the founding of the colonies in North America and the West Indies in the seventeenth ... western societies . Though the subject remains ideologically charged , the passions aroused by British imperialism have ...
Andrew Porter. FOREWORD From the founding of the colonies in North America and the West Indies in the seventeenth ... western societies . Though the subject remains ideologically charged , the passions aroused by British imperialism have ...
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... West Indies Gad Heuman 22. Ireland and the Empire David Fitzpatrick 23. Canada from 1815 Ged Martin 24. Australia and the Western Pacific Donald Denoon with Marivic Wyndham 447 470 495 522 546 573 597 624 25. Southern Islands : New ...
... West Indies Gad Heuman 22. Ireland and the Empire David Fitzpatrick 23. Canada from 1815 Ged Martin 24. Australia and the Western Pacific Donald Denoon with Marivic Wyndham 447 470 495 522 546 573 597 624 25. Southern Islands : New ...
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... West Indies 471 23.1 . Canada to 1905 524 24.1 . Australia : Colonies and Pastoral Settlement 547 24.2 . British Possessions and Inter - Regional Migration in the Pacific 554 25.1 . New Zealand : Native Peoples and White Settlers 574 ...
... West Indies 471 23.1 . Canada to 1905 524 24.1 . Australia : Colonies and Pastoral Settlement 547 24.2 . British Possessions and Inter - Regional Migration in the Pacific 554 25.1 . New Zealand : Native Peoples and White Settlers 574 ...
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... West Africa routes 21.1 . Exports of sugar from the British West Indies , 1820-1899 28.1 . Egypt's foreign trade , 1885-1913 254 255 255 255 489 659 28.2 . Egypt's balance of trade and movements of capital , 1884–1914 661 ABBREVIATIONS ...
... West Africa routes 21.1 . Exports of sugar from the British West Indies , 1820-1899 28.1 . Egypt's foreign trade , 1885-1913 254 255 255 255 489 659 28.2 . Egypt's balance of trade and movements of capital , 1884–1914 661 ABBREVIATIONS ...
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... West Africa such as the Gambia or the Niger valley . In the British West Indies an unprecedented replacement of colonial self - government by direct rule was the consequence of economic decline and escalating class or racial tensions.23 ...
... West Africa such as the Gambia or the Niger valley . In the British West Indies an unprecedented replacement of colonial self - government by direct rule was the consequence of economic decline and escalating class or racial tensions.23 ...
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