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1 online resource (116 p.) |
| Series |
A New Focus On Series |
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A New Focus On Series
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| Contents |
Cover -- Book Title -- Copyright -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Introduction: Why is 'What was the British Empire?' a really difficult question to answer? -- Section 1: The Early Empire -- First encounters and first colonies -- 1.1 Ireland: What did colonisation mean for the Irish people? -- 1.2 America: What can we learn from the story of the Roanoke colony? -- 1.3 America: How did Algonquian people react to English colonisation? -- 1.4 The Caribbean: How did the Caribbean become 'the hub of the British Empire'? -- 1.5 India: How did a British company begin an empire? |
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1.6 America: What was the impact of the American Revolution? -- 1.7 Britain How did the early British Empire change Britain? -- A closer focus on: Violence in the British Empire -- Section 2: The Empire in the nineteenth century -- Global growth and resistance -- 2.1 The Caribbean: Did emancipation make colonial subjects free? -- 2.2 India: How did Indians resist expanding Company Rule? -- 2.3 India: How did the British Raj change the lives of Indian people? -- 2.4 China: How did British imperialism affect China? |
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2.5 Australia: What did British colonisation mean for the First Peoples of Australia? -- 2.6 New Zealand: What was the impact of British colonisation on the Maori? -- 2.7 Africa: What stories can we tell about the British colonisation of Africa? -- 2.8 Ireland: How did the Irish respond to British rule in the nineteenth century? -- 2.9 Britain: How did the British Empire change Britain in the nineteenth century? -- A closer focus on: Race and racism in the British Empire -- Section 3: The Empire in the twentieth century -- Expansion and contraction |
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3.1 Ireland: What is the story of twentieth-century British rule? -- 3.2 How did the people of the British Empire experience the First World War? -- 3.3 Iraq: How did Iraq experience British rule? -- 3.4 Palestine: What were the consequences of British rule? -- 3.5 India: How did Indians challenge British rule after the First World War? -- 3.6 What did the Second World War mean for the British Empire? -- 3.7 India: Why was 1947 such a significant year in the history of the Indian subcontinent? -- 3.8 How did Britain's colonies break free after the Second World War? |
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3.9 Britain: How did the British Empire change Britain in the twentieth century? -- A closer focus on: Legacies of the British Empire -- Glossary -- Index -- Photo credits |
| Summary |
It's time to tell the story of the Empire from the perspectives of peoples who were colonised. Understand the nuances of the British Empire in different periods and places as you examine this complex, controversial history with respect and rigour. > Explore differing experiences around the world. This book has more breadth and depth than any other, helping pupils to consider what the Empire meant for peopl |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Thorne, Sally
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Barma, Salma
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| ISBN |
9781398363076 |
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1398363073 |
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