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基本説明
Adopts a distinctive thematic approach to the history of British imperialism from the eighteenth to the twentieth century.
Full Description
This volume adopts a distinctive thematic approach to the history of British imperialism from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. It brings together leading scholars of British imperial history: Tony Ballantyne, John Darwin, Andrew Dilley, Elizabeth Elbourne, Kent Fedorowich, Eliga Gould, Catherine Hall, Stephen Howe, Sarah Stockwell, Andrew Thompson, Stuart Ward, and Jon Wilson.
Each contributor offers a personal assessment of the topic at hand, and examines key interpretive debates among historians
Addresses many of the core issues that constitute a broad understanding of the British Empire, including the economics of the empire, the empire and religion, and imperial identities
Contents
Notes on Contributors vii
Preface xi
Abbreviations Used in Notes xvii
Maps xviii
1 Britain's Empires 1
John Darwin
2 Foundations of Empire, 1763-83 21
Eliga H. Gould
3 Empire and the British State 39
Andrew Thompson
4 The British Empire on the Move, 1760-1914 63
Kent Fedorowich
5 The Economics of Empire 101
A. R. Dilley
6 Religion in the British Empire 131
Elisabeth Elbourne
7 Empire and Ideology 157
Stephen Howe
8 Colonial Knowledge 177
Tony Ballantyne
9 Culture and Identity in Imperial Britain 199
Catherine Hall
10 Imperial Identities Abroad 219
Stuart Ward
11 Agency, Narrative, and Resistance 245
Jon E. Wilson
12 Ends of Empire 269
Sarah Stockwell
Consolidated Bibliography 295
Index 343
