The British Empire
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The British Empire: Sunrise to Sunset
By Philippa Levine... 1997) details the intense fight for self-determination in interwar India and in The Turning Point in Africa: British Colonial Policy, 1938–48 (London: Cass, 1982), R. D. Pearce discusses African nationalism and protest.
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The British Empire: A History and a Debate
By Professor Jeremy Black... soldiers) in 1857–58. some were blown to pieces from across the muzzles of cannon during the suppression of the rebellion. lieutenant hugh pearson wrote in August 1857 that the British forces had taken very heavy casualties, ...
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The British Empire
By Stephen W. SearsFor a young lieutenant, Hugh Gough, the events of that day were heavy with foreboding. Even the weather underlined the menace. There were dark, low clouds, and a hot, dry wind was blowing across the parade ground where some 4,000 men ...
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The British Empire
By British Broadcasting CorporationThe British Empire
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The British Empire: Sunrise to Sunset
By Philippa LevinePainting a picture of life for all those affected by empire and supported by maps and illustrations, this is the perfect text for all students of imperial history.
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The British Empire: Teach Yourself
By Michael LynchPitt outflanked themby doinga deal with Matthias Vincent,theCompany's chief executiveinMadras, andthen marryingVincent's niece. Whenthe Companycontinued to chase him,hemadean outofcourt settlementwith them to the tuneof £400, ...
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The British Empire: A Very Short Introduction
By Ashley JacksonABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly.
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The British Empire
By Jane SamsonThis volume negotiates the many trends and concerns in recent areas of debate, to provide a broad-based, comparative history of the British Empire through the use of primary and secondary documentary sources.
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The British Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes]
By Mark DoyleThe British and Irish governments, as well as Northern Irish political parties, including those representing the political interests of paramilitary organizations, had been engaged in negotiations for over two years.
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The British Empire: Themes and Perspectives
By Sarah E. Stockwell119 Butler, Industrialisation and the British Colonial State; Ashton and Stockwell, “Introduction,” pp. lxiv–lxv. 120 For a recent collection, see Beinart and McGregor, Social History and African Environments.
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The British Empire: With Essays on Prince Albert, Lord Palmerston, Lord Beaconsfield, Mr. Gladstone, and Reform of the House of...
By S. J. MacmullanExcerpt from The British Empire: With Essays on Prince Albert, Lord Palmerston, Lord Beaconsfield, Mr. Gladstone, and Reform of the House of Lords In introducing these Essays in a somewhat enlarged form to the English public, I will make ...
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The British Empire: A Very Short Introduction
By Ashley JacksonThis Very Short Introduction introduces and defines the British Empire, reviewing how it evolved into such a force, and the legacy it left behind.
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The British Empire: A History and a Debate
By Jeremy BlackIn this book Professor Black weaves together an overview of the British Empire across the centuries, with a considered commentary on both the public historiography of empire and the politically-charged character of much discussion of it.
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The British Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]
By Mark DoyleAn essential starting point for anyone wanting to learn about life in the largest empire in history, this two-volume work encapsulates the imperial experience from the 16th-21st centuries.
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The British Empire: Sunrise to Sunset
By Philippa LevineViolent, powerful, vast: the British Empire is typically viewed as distant and tropical. By contrast, this book examines the effects of the empire on men, women and children across the...
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The British Empire: Sunrise to Sunset
By Philippa LevineThis is a broad survey of the history of the British Empire from its beginnings to its demise.
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The British Empire
By Jane SamsonBringing together a wide range of documentary evidence, this volume allows the varied and vital debates on aspects of imperialism and identity to be seen in the context of the broad history of the British Empire.
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The British Empire: Themes and Perspectives
By S. E. StockwellThis 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...
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The British Empire: Sunrise to Sunset
By Philippa LevinePhilippa Levine argues that British history is incomplete without an understanding of its considerable imperial history, and that the British acquisition of an empire was by no means accidental or incidental
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The British Empire
By Ellis RoxburghDiscover why they say “the sun never sets on the British Empire!” Find out about the many conquests of the British and learn about the colonization of Africa, India, and the New World. Learn about the monarchy, parliament, and more!