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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... defence of Britain's trade . In 1902 the Treaty of Vereeniging , which ended the South African War , from another perspective also coincided with the final phase of Africa's partition . Although victory was bought at a high price , one ...
... defence of Britain's trade . In 1902 the Treaty of Vereeniging , which ended the South African War , from another perspective also coincided with the final phase of Africa's partition . Although victory was bought at a high price , one ...
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... Defence : Naval Bases , Stations , and Army Garrisons 321 17.1 . South - East Asia 373 18.1 . Pre - Mutiny India 396 19.1 . India : Political Divisions , c.1909 423 21.1 . The West Indies 471 23.1 . Canada to 1905 524 24.1 . Australia ...
... Defence : Naval Bases , Stations , and Army Garrisons 321 17.1 . South - East Asia 373 18.1 . Pre - Mutiny India 396 19.1 . India : Political Divisions , c.1909 423 21.1 . The West Indies 471 23.1 . Canada to 1905 524 24.1 . Australia ...
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... defence of the Empire and of overseas trade once more became virtually insep- arable . Advanced capitalist societies , such as the United States and those of western Europe , found mounting levels of British economic activity compatible ...
... defence of the Empire and of overseas trade once more became virtually insep- arable . Advanced capitalist societies , such as the United States and those of western Europe , found mounting levels of British economic activity compatible ...
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... defence to be neglected . If , until 1815 , France was the power to be feared above all others , " after 1815 France , together with Russia , were the two imperial powers of whom Britain had 22 Shigeru Akita , ' British Informal Empire ...
... defence to be neglected . If , until 1815 , France was the power to be feared above all others , " after 1815 France , together with Russia , were the two imperial powers of whom Britain had 22 Shigeru Akita , ' British Informal Empire ...
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... defence of their own independence . While sometimes unable to avoid war , they were frequently successful in holding their own , secure in the knowledge that should any power attempt to gain a dispropor- tionate advantage , other rivals ...
... defence of their own independence . While sometimes unable to avoid war , they were frequently successful in holding their own , secure in the knowledge that should any power attempt to gain a dispropor- tionate advantage , other rivals ...
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