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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... reflected an expansiveness brought about by a combination of population growth , industry , finance , technological advance , and the accumulation of scientific knowledge , all of which greatly extended Britain's lead over potential ...
... reflected an expansiveness brought about by a combination of population growth , industry , finance , technological advance , and the accumulation of scientific knowledge , all of which greatly extended Britain's lead over potential ...
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... reflected the legacy of mistrust generated from before 1815. It was reinforced by recurrent French attempts to calm domestic discontent and to restore interna- tional prestige by overseas interventions or colonial expansion overseas ...
... reflected the legacy of mistrust generated from before 1815. It was reinforced by recurrent French attempts to calm domestic discontent and to restore interna- tional prestige by overseas interventions or colonial expansion overseas ...
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... reflected how British thinking about race had changed consider- ably in the course of the century . Humanitarians , religious reformers , and Imper- ial administrators had been disappointed in their expectations of the transformation ...
... reflected how British thinking about race had changed consider- ably in the course of the century . Humanitarians , religious reformers , and Imper- ial administrators had been disappointed in their expectations of the transformation ...
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... reflected many of those taking place elsewhere in the world.56 In the mid - 1850s the Empire was the leading supplier of three of the ten most valuable imports - wool , where Australia was now dominant , timber , and raw sugar . However ...
... reflected many of those taking place elsewhere in the world.56 In the mid - 1850s the Empire was the leading supplier of three of the ten most valuable imports - wool , where Australia was now dominant , timber , and raw sugar . However ...
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... reflected the fact that , under free trade , Britain became a major importer of manufactured goods . By 1913 they accounted for 25 per cent of all imports and came mainly from Western Europe with the Empire supplying only £ 23.4m out of ...
... reflected the fact that , under free trade , Britain became a major importer of manufactured goods . By 1913 they accounted for 25 per cent of all imports and came mainly from Western Europe with the Empire supplying only £ 23.4m out of ...
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