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Autore |
Johnson Robert |
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Titolo |
The British Empire [[electronic resource] ] : pomp, power and post-colonialism / / Robert Johnson |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Tirril [England] ; ; Penrith, Calif., : Humanities-Ebooks, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-04058-8 |
9786612040580 |
1-84760-016-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (80 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Imperialism - History |
Great Britain Colonies History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Copyright and Licence ""; ""Title Page""; ""A Note on the Author""; ""Contents""; ""I: A Journey over Palm and Pine: An Overview of Histories, Peoples and Developments""; ""1. Early Colonialism: Exploration, Exploitation and Chartered Companies""; ""2. The Company Raj (India) and the Loss of the American Colonies""; ""3. Slavery, Anti-Slavery, Liberalism and Imperialism""; ""4. Imperial Expansion in the Nineteenth Century""; ""5. War, Retreat and Transformation in the Twentieth Century""; ""II: Problems in Interpretation: Historiography, Post-Colonialism and Sources"" |
""6. Historiography: approaches to the history of the British Empire""""7. Post-Colonialism: Explanation and Evaluation""; ""8. Sources: Eurocentrism, the �silenced� sources, and the problem of �representation�""; ""III: Issues and Debates""; ""9. Controversies over the Motives for Empire""; ""10. The Colonies of Settlement: Colonisation, Identities and Narratives""; ""11. The Nature of Imperialism: How did the British Empire Function?""; ""12. Collaboration and Resistance""; ""13. Race, Class and Gender""; ""IV: Selected Bibliography""; ""Other Humanities Insights Titles"" |
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