Author: Browne H. E. RobertsPublisher: London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
History of the Colonial Empire of Great Britain
Author: Browne H. E. RobertsPublisher: London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
History of the Colonial Empire of Great Britain (Classic Reprint)
Author: Browne H. E. RobertsPublisher:
ISBN: 9781330455630
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Excerpt from History of the Colonial Empire of Great Britain The Colonial Empire of Great Britain has now existed for so long a period, and has assumed such vast proportions, that some account of its origin, and of the various fluctuations to which it has been subjected in the progress of the last three centuries, cannot be otherwise than useful and, I hope, acceptable to the reading portion of our countrymen. The interests, moreover, of our colonies are so closely linked with those of the mother country, and they have become so essential a part of her riches and power, that the later history of England can never be properly appreciated without a competent knowledge of the subject. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Empires of the Atlantic World
Author: J. H. ElliottPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300133553
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 611
Book Description
This epic history compares the empires built by Spain and Britain in the Americas, from Columbus's arrival in the New World to the end of Spanish colonial rule in the early nineteenth century. J. H. Elliott, one of the most distinguished and versatile historians working today, offers us history on a grand scale, contrasting the worlds built by Britain and by Spain on the ruins of the civilizations they encountered and destroyed in North and South America. Elliott identifies and explains both the similarities and differences in the two empires' processes of colonization, the character of their colonial societies, their distinctive styles of imperial government, and the independence movements mounted against them. Based on wide reading in the history of the two great Atlantic civilizations, the book sets the Spanish and British colonial empires in the context of their own times and offers us insights into aspects of this dual history that still influence the Americas.
The British Seaborne Empire
Author: Jeremy BlackPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300103861
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
"Britain's seaborne tradition is used to throw light on the British themselves, the people with whom they came into contact and the British perception of empire. The oceans and their shores, rather than the mysterious interiors of continents, certainly dominated the English perception of the transoceanic world in the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, climaxing in the fascination with the Pacific in the age of Captain Cook, and continuing into the nineteenth century, with Franklin in the Arctic and Ross in the Antarctic. The oceans offered much more than fascination. In England, from the late sixteenth century, maritime conflict and imperial strength were seen as important to national morale and reputation and without it there would have been no empire, or at least not in the form it actually took."--BOOK JACKET.
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Author: What Britain Did to Nigeria
Author: Max SiollunPublisher: Hurst & Company
ISBN: 9781911723264
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A revelatory account of British imperialism's shameful impact on Africa's most populous state.
English Historical Documents
Author: W.D. HandcockPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040280382
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 754
Book Description
English Historical Documents is the most ambitious, impressive and comprehensive collection of documents on English history ever published. An authoritative work of primary evidence, each volume presents material with exemplary scholarly accuracy. Editorial comment is directed towards making sources intelligible rather than drawing conclusions from them. Full account has been taken of modern textual criticism. A general introduction to each volume portrays the character of the period under review and critical bibliographies have been added to assist further investigation. Documents collected include treaties, personal letters, statutes, military dispatches, diaries, declarations, newspaper articles, government and cabinet proceedings, orders, acts, sermons, pamphlets, agricultural instructions, charters, grants, guild regulations and voting records. Volumes are furnished with lavish extra apparatus including genealogical tables, lists of officials, chronologies, diagrams, graphs and maps.
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the British Empire
Author: H. W. Crocker, IIIPublisher: Regnery Publishing
ISBN: 1596986298
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Presents an irreverant and humorous look at the four-hundred-year history of the British empire.
Empire in Question
Author: Antoinette BurtonPublisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 0822349027
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
Essays written by Antoinette Burton since the mid-1990s trace her thinking about modern British history and engage debates about how to think about British imperialism in light of contemporary events.