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The Making and Unmaking of Empires - Britain, India, and America c.1750-1783 (Hardcover)
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The Making and Unmaking of Empires - Britain, India, and America c.1750-1783 (Hardcover)
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In The Making and Unmaking of Empires P. J. Marshall, distinguished
author of numerous books on the British Empire and former Rhodes
Professor of Imperial History, provides a unified interpretation of
British imperial history in the later eighteenth century. He brings
together into a common focus Britain's loss of empire in North
America and the winning of territorial dominion in parts of India
and argues that these developments were part of a single phase of
Britain's imperial history, rather than marking the closing of a
'first' Atlantic empire and the rise of a 'second' eastern one. In
both India and North America Britain pursued similar objectives in
this period. Fearful of the apparent enmity of France, Britain
sought to secure the interests overseas which were thought to
contribute so much to her wealth and power. This involved imposing
a greater degree of control over colonies in America and over the
East India Company and its new possessions in India. Aspirations to
greater control also reflected an increasing confidence in
Britain's capacity to regulate the affairs of subject peoples,
especially through parliament. If British objectives throughout the
world were generally similar, whether they could be achieved
depended on the support or at least acquiescence of those they
tried to rule. Much of this book is concerned with bringing
together the findings of the rich historical writing on both
post-Mughal India and late colonial America to assess the strengths
and weaknesses of empire in different parts of the world. In North
America potential allies who were closely linked to Britain in
beliefs, culture and economic interest were ultimately alienated by
Britain's political pretensions. Empire was extremely fragile in
two out of the three main Indian settlements. In Bengal, however,
the British achieved a modus vivendi with important groups which
enabled them to build a secure base for the future subjugation of
the subcontinent. With the authority of one who has made the study
of empire his life's work, Marshall provides a valuable resource
for scholar and student alike.
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