Record Nr.

UNINA9910811213603321

Autore

Johnson Robert

Titolo

The British Empire [[electronic resource] ] : pomp, power and post-colonialism / / Robert Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Tirril [England] ; ; Penrith, Calif., : Humanities-Ebooks, 2007

ISBN

1-282-04058-8

9786612040580

1-84760-016-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (80 p.)

Collana

History insights

Disciplina

325.32

Soggetti

Imperialism - History

Great Britain Colonies History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""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 â€?silencedâ€? sources, and the problem of â€?representationâ€?""; ""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""