02585nam 2200553Ia 450 991045170520332120200520144314.00-8166-5512-X0-8166-0855-5(CKB)1000000000479247(EBL)316564(OCoLC)182732600(SSID)ssj0000125645(PQKBManifestationID)11989047(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000125645(PQKBWorkID)10026829(PQKB)11390546(MiAaPQ)EBC316564(Au-PeEL)EBL316564(CaPaEBR)ebr10194353(EXLCZ)99100000000047924720771103d1977 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEurope and the world in the age of expansion[electronic resource] Volume 9The Commonwealth of Nations origins and impact, 1869-1971 /by W. David McIntyreMinneapolis University of Minnesota Pressc19771 online resource (627 p.)Europe and the World in the Age of ExpansionDescription based upon print version of record.0-8166-0792-3 Includes bibliography and index.Contents; Introduction: The Concept of the Commonwealth; Part I. The Pax Britannica, 1869-1917; Part II. The Commonwealth of Nations, 1918-1941; Illustrations; Part III. In the Age of the Pax Americana, 1942-1971; Notes; Bibliographical Notes; IndexThe author, a professor of history at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, presents a comprehensive survey of Commonwealth history from the time of soul-searching about the future of the British Empire, which marked the middle years of Queen Victoria's reign, to the year when Britain decided to enter the European Community. The account is divided in three periods - 1869 to 1917, 1917 to 1941, and 1942 to 1971. Within each period a four-fold thematic divisions is followed: Dominions, Indian Empire, crown colonies, and protectorates.Europe and the World in the Age of ExpansionCommonwealth countriesHistoryGreat BritainColoniesHistoryElectronic books.909/.09/71241McIntyre W. David(William David),1932-247512MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451705203321Europe and the world in the age of expansion2027624UNINA