Britain's empire : resistance, repression and revolt /: resistance, repression and revolt. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Richard Gott.
• Other Names: Gott, Richard, 1938-
• Contents: Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; PART I: THE CHALLENGE TO IMPERIAL POWER: NATIVE AMERICANS, CARIBBEAN SLAVES, INDIAN PRINCES AND IRISH PEASANTS, 1755â#x80;#x93;72; Chapter 1: Native American Resistance during the French and Indian War; Chapter 2: The Last Great Native American Rebellions; Chapter 3: Slave Rebellions in the Caribbean; Chapter 4: Treaties and Proclamation Mark the End of the French and Indian War; Chapter 5: Muslim Resistance in Bengal and Mysore; Chapter 6: Peasant Resistance in Ireland PART II: WHITE SETTLER REVOLT IN AMERICA, AND FRESH RESISTANCE IN CANADA, INDIA AND THE CARIBBEAN, 1770â#x80;#x93;89Chapter 7: Episodes of Resistance during the American War of Independence; Chapter 8: Native American Resistance to Fur Traders in Western Canada; Chapter 9: The Resistance in Southern India; PART III: THE LOSS OF AMERICA CREATES A NEED FOR NEW PRISONS ABROAD AND A PLACE TO SETTLE BLACK â#x80;#x98;EMPIRE LOYALISTSâ#x80;#x99;, 1786â#x80;#x93;1802; Chapter 10: The British Search for Distant Gulags; Chapter 11: The Black Settlers of Sierra Leone PART IV: BRITAIN EXPANDS ITS COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY EMPIRE DURING THE WAR AGAINST REVOLUTIONARY FRANCE, 1793â#x80;#x93;1802Chapter 12: Resistance to Empire in the Caribbean in the Wake of the French Revolution; Chapter 13: Slaves and â#x80;#x98;Free Colouredsâ#x80;#x99; in the French Islands of the Caribbean Resist Absorption in the Empire; Chapter 14: Europeâ#x80;#x99;s Revolutionary Conflict Spreads to South Africa; Chapter 15: The Dutch Empire in Ceylon; Chapter 16: The Great Irish Rebellion of 1798; Chapter 17: Tipu Sultan and the Final Resistance of Indian Forces in Mysore PART V: RESISTANCE TO IMPERIAL EXPANSION DURING THE WARS AGAINST NAPOLEON, 1803â#x80;#x93;15Chapter 18: Rebellions, Revolts and Mutinies in the Caribbean; Chapter 19: The Resistance of the Marathas to the British Invasion of Central India; Chapter 20: Mutiny and Revolt by Muslim Sepoys and European Officers; Chapter 21: Rebellion in Australia and the Slaughter of Aborigines; Chapter 22: Resistance in South Africa, South America and Egypt; Chapter 23: Slave Rebellion, Xhosa Resistance, and White Settler Revolt in Cape Colony; Chapter 24: British Penetration into the Persian Gulf Chapter 25: The British Seizure of Mauritius, the Seychelles and IndonesiaChapter 26: Bulbhadar Singh and the Gurkha Resistance in Nepal; Chapter 27: The British Conquest of Kandy; PART VI: SLAVE REVOLTS, WHITE SETTLEMENT, INDIGENOUS EXTERMINATION, AND THE ADVANCE INTO BURMA AND ASSAM, 1816â#x80;#x93;30; Chapter 28: Slave Rebellions in the Caribbean; Chapter 29: The Battle of Seven Oaks, Canada; Chapter 30: Revolts and Resistance in Central India; Chapter 31: Revolt, Fresh Settlement and Extermination in Cape Colony; Chapter 32: The British Base and Prison on the Island of Singapore
• Publisher Details: London New York : Verso
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (vii, 568 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 942; Government, Resistance to -- Colonies -- Great Britain -- History; Government, Resistance to -- Commonwealth countries -- History; Imperialism -- History; Great Britain -- Colonies -- History; Commonwealth countries -- History; Great Britain -- Civilization; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1781683891; 9781781683897
• Related ISBNs: 1844670678
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 531-547) and index.; Note: Print version record.
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