Description |
1 online resource (xii, 330 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Series |
Oxford readers |
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Oxford readers.
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Contents |
1. Early Empire -- 1.1. Empire of the Sea -- 1.2. Slavery -- 1.3. Colonial Identities -- 2. Eighteenth Century -- 2.1. New Horizons -- 2.2. American Revolution -- 2.3. Conquest and Identity -- 2.4. Problem of India -- 3. Nineteenth Century -- 3.1. Trade and Empire -- 3.2. Reform and Empire -- 3.3. British Diaspora -- 3.4. Empire Contested -- 3.5. 'New Imperialism' -- 4. Twentieth Century -- 4.1. End of Empire? -- 4.2. Empire at War -- 4.3. Pioneers: India/Pakistan and Ghana -- 4.4. Settler Minorities: Kenya and Zimbabwe -- 4.5. Peoples and Borders: Palestine and Malaysia |
Summary |
"This Oxford Reader negotiates the varied and vital debates about the nature of imperialism to provide a broad history of the British Empire. Selected readings are presented within a chronological framework, from the origins of empire to decolonization and beyond, and are illuminated by a central theme of identity to reveal metropolitan, colonial, and indigenous perspectives. General and section introductions explore such issues as the role of economics and religion in imperial expansion ad rule; how indigenous and Creole populations constructed and expressed their own identities; and what changes were wrought by the process of decolonization. This Reader takes a global comparative approach and includes a chronological table and maps to reveal the full extent of British expansion, enabling the study of regional empire to be seen in its wider context."--Jacket |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-317) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Imperialism -- History -- Sources
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Imperialism -- History
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HISTORY -- World.
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British colonies
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Imperialism
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Geschichte
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Kolonialismus
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Quelle
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Kolonie
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SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Colonies -- History.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056645
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- Sources
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Subject |
Großbritannien
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Genre/Form |
History
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Sources
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Samson, Jane, 1962-
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LC no. |
00069296 |
ISBN |
9780191037047 |
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0191037044 |
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9780191512360 |
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0191512362 |
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