The British Empire: Themes and Perspectives

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S. E. Stockwell
Wiley, 2008 - 355 pages
This volume adopts a distinctive thematic approach to the history of British imperialism from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. It brings together leading scholars of British imperial history: Tony Ballantyne, John Darwin, Andrew Dilley, Elizabeth Elbourne, Kent Fedorowich, Eliga Gould, Catherine Hall, Stephen Howe, Sarah Stockwell, Andrew Thompson, Stuart Ward, and Jon Wilson.

  • Each contributor offers a personal assessment of the topic at hand, and examines key interpretive debates among historians
  • Addresses many of the core issues that constitute a broad understanding of the British Empire, including the economics of the empire, the empire and religion, and imperial identities

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Britains Empires
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Foundations of Empire 176383
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Empire and the British State
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À propos de l'auteur (2008)

Sarah Stockwell is senior lecturer in Imperial and Commonwealth History at King's College London. Her previous publications include The Business of Decolonization: British Business Strategies in the Gold Coast (2000) and Imperial Policy and Colonial Practice 1925-1945 (1996).

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