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The British Empire: Themes and Perspectives
Stockwell
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Description for The British Empire: Themes and Perspectives
Hardcover. This volume adopts a distinctive thematic approach to the history of British imperialism from the eighteenth to the twentieth century, bringing together leading scholars representing an unusually wide range of historical approaches to the British Empire. Editor(s): Stockwell, Sarah E. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 186 x 26. Weight in Grams: 850.
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
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781405125345
SKU
V9781405125345
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Ref
99-50
About Stockwell
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).
Reviews for The British Empire: Themes and Perspectives
"The British Empire: Themes and Perspectives is an impressive collection of twelve chapters by junior and senior scholars which presents overviews of various areas of scholarship on the British Empire . . . nevertheless, the vast scope of past and present historiography covered in The British Empire: Themes and Perspectives makes it an invaluable companion for students and scholars of ... Read more