The Imperialism of the "Little England Era"
Author | : C. C. Eldridge |
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Release | : 1967 |
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Author | : C. C. Eldridge |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1967 |
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Author | : C. De Thierry |
Publisher | : London : Duckworth |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1898 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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Author | : Bernard Porter |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 506 |
Release | : 2004-11-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0191513415 |
The British empire was a huge enterprise. To foreigners it more or less defined Britain in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its repercussions in the wider world are still with us today. It also had a great impact on Britain herself: for example, on her economy, security, population, and eating habits. One might expect this to have been reflected in her society and culture. Indeed, this has now become the conventional wisdom: that Britain was steeped in imperialism domestically, which affected (or infected) almost everything Britons thought, felt, and did. This is the first book to examine this assumption critically against the broader background of contemporary British society. Bernard Porter, a leading imperial historian, argues that the empire had a far lower profile in Britain than it did abroad. Many Britons could hardly have been aware of it for most of the nineteenth century and only a small number was in any way committed to it. Between these extremes opinions differed widely over what was even meant by the empire. This depended largely on class, and even when people were aware of the empire, it had no appreciable impact on their thinking about anything else. Indeed, the influence far more often went the other way, with perceptions of the empire being affected (or distorted) by more powerful domestic discourses. Although Britain was an imperial nation in this period, she was never a genuine imperial society. As well as showing how this was possible, Porter also discusses the implications of this attitude for Britain and her empire, and for the relationship between culture and imperialism more generally, bringing his study up to date by including the case of the present-day USA.
Author | : Edward Beasley |
Publisher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : 9780714656106 |
A key addition to our understanding of the Victorian-era British Empire, this book looks at the founders of the Colonial Society and the ideas that led them down the path to imperialism.
Author | : P.J. Cain |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 796 |
Release | : 2016-03-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1317389247 |
A milestone in the understanding of British history and imperialism, this ground-breaking book radically reinterprets the course of modern economic development and the causes of overseas expansion during the past three centuries. Employing their concept of 'gentlemanly capitalism', the authors draw imperial and domestic British history together to show how the shape of the nation and its economy depended on international and imperial ties, and how these ties were undone to produce the post-colonial world of today. Containing a significantly expanded and updated Foreword and Afterword, this third edition assesses the development of the debate since the book’s original publication, discusses the imperial era in the context of the controversy over globalization, and shows how the study of the age of empires remains relevant to understanding the post-colonial world. Covering the full extent of the British empire from China to South America and taking a broad chronological view from the seventeenth century to post-imperial Britain today, British Imperialism: 1688–2015 is the perfect read for all students of imperial and global history.
Author | : Robin W. Winks |
Publisher | : New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1963 |
Genre | : History |
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Author | : Ashley Jackson |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 161 |
Release | : 2013-05-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0191654094 |
From the eighteenth century until the 1950s the British Empire was the biggest political entity in the world. The territories forming this empire ranged from tiny islands to vast segments of the world's major continental land masses. The British Empire left its mark on the world in a multitude of ways, many of them permanent. In this Very Short Introduction, Ashley Jackson introduces and defines the British Empire, reviewing its historiography by answering a series of key questions: What was the British Empire, and what were its main constituent parts? What were the phases of imperial expansion and contraction and the general causes of expansion and contraction? How was the Empire ruled? What were its economic effects? What were the cultural implications of empire, in Britain and its colonies? What was life like for people living under imperial rule? What are the legacies of the British Empire and how should we view its place in world history? ABOUT 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. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author | : Felix Freiherr von Oppenheimer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 122 |
Release | : 1905 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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Author | : John Atkinson Hobson |
Publisher | : Spokesman Books |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 1902 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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Author | : Sir John Robert Seeley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 1905 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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