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The British Empire [2 volumes] - A Historical Encyclopedia (Hardcover)
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The British Empire [2 volumes] - A Historical Encyclopedia (Hardcover)
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An essential starting point for anyone wanting to learn about life
in the largest empire in history, this two-volume work encapsulates
the imperial experience from the 16th-21st centuries. From early
sixteenth-century explorations to the handover of Hong Kong in
1997, the British Empire controlled outposts on every continent,
spreading its people and ideas across the globe and profiting
mightily in the process. The present state of our world-from its
increasing interconnectedness to its vast inequalities and from the
successful democracies of North America to the troubled regimes of
Africa and the Middle East-can be traced, in large part, to the way
in which Great Britain expanded and controlled its empire. The
British Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia addresses a broader range
of topics than do most other surveys of the empire, covering not
only major political and military developments but also topics that
have only recently come to serious scholarly attention, such as
women's and gender history, art and architecture, indigenous
histories and perspectives, and the construction of colonial
knowledge and ideologies. By going beyond the "headline" events of
the British Empire, this captivating work communicates the British
imperial experience in its totality. Provides primary sources that
give voice to the people who ran, opposed, and were subjects of the
British Empire Consolidates the most up-to-date research from
established and emerging scholars in the field in many countries
and at many institutions Includes a detailed introduction that
succinctly puts the British Empire into historical context Offers a
chronology of events and episodes important to both the rise and
fall of the British Empire Provides a broad range of perspectives
that focus not only on the white men who controlled the British
Empire but also on the many people-such as women, indigenous
peoples, poor Europeans, and Christian missionaries-who formed it
Avoids simplistic assessments of British imperialism as merely
"good" or "bad," emanating an objectivity that enables readers to
develop their own ideas about the nature of the empire
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