For much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Britain
was the dominant world power, its strength based in large part on
its command of an Empire that, in the years immediately after World
War I, encompassed almost one-quarter of the earth's land surface
and one-fifth of its population. Writers boasted that the sun never
set on British possessions, which provided raw materials that,
processed in British factories, could be re-exported as
manufactured products to expanding colonial markets. The commercial
and political might was not based on any grand strategic plan of
territorial acquisition, however. The Empire grew piecemeal, shaped
by the diplomatic, economic, and military circumstances of the
times, and its speedy dismemberment in the mid-twentieth century
was, similarly, a reaction to the realities of geopolitics in
post-World War II conditions. Today the Empire has gone but it has
left a legacy that remains of great significance in the modern
world. The Historical Dictionary of the British Empire covers its
history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes,
and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700
cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics,
economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an
excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone
wanting to know more about Britain.
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