British imperial history. (2015)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- British imperial history. (2015)
- Main Title:
- British imperial history
- Further Information:
- Note: Simon J. Potter.
- Other Names:
- Potter, Simon James
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Questions and approaches; Definitions and concepts; Processes and places; 1 Expansion and Contraction; The 'why' and 'how' of empire-building; Capitalists, financiers, and imperialism; Informal empire and the official mind; Sub-imperialism and geopolitics; Decolonization; Gentlemanly capitalism; Pluralist explanations of empire; Conclusions; 2 Control; Who ran the British empire?; The colonial state; The varieties and limits of the colonial state; Capitalism and the colonial state; Collaboration; Knowledge and colonial rule; Conclusions; 3 Difference. A world-shaping force?Difference and the Indian raj; Subaltern Studies; Colonialism and race; Gender and empire; Conclusions; 4 Identity; Differentiation versus integration; Empire and identity in Asia and Africa; Empire and identity in Britain; The British world; Conclusions; 5 Going Global; Empire and the origins of global history; Global histories of empire; Networked histories of empire; Imperial and global lives; Conclusions; Conclusions; Glossary; Notes; Further Reading; Index.
- Publisher Details:
- London New York : Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:
- 2015
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (x, 160 pages)
- Subjects:
- 909.09/71241
World
Imperialism
British colonies
Imperialismus
HISTORY / World
Colonialism & imperialism
Great Britain -- Colonies -- History
Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland
Großbritannien
Electronic books
History - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781137341846
- Related ISBNs:
- 113734184X
1137341823
1137341831
9781137341839
9781137341822 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-154) and index.
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.146479
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