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The lion's share : a short history of British imperialism, 1850-2004 / Bernard Porter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Porter, Bernard.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--Colonies--History--20th century.
- Great Britain.
- Colonies.
- History.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--20th century.
- International relations.
- Great Britain--Colonies--History--19th century.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--1837-1901.
- Physical Description:
- xxxiv, 445 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Fourth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Harlow, Essex, England ; New York : Pearson/Longman, 2004.
- Summary:
- This leading general history of British imperialism, from its Victorian heyday to present times, has been thoroughly revised and updated. As well as presenting a lively narrative of events, Bernard Porter explores a number of broad analytical themes, challenging more conventional and popular interpretations. He sees imperialism as a symptom not of Britain's strength in the world, but of her decline; and he argues that the empire itself both aggravated and obscured deep-seated malaise in the British economy. A refreshing look at one of the central aspects of British history.
- Contents:
- Chronology, 1850-2004 xxiii
- Differences 7
- Difficulties 11
- 1 An empire in all but name: the mid-nineteenth century 13
- The world market 13
- Creeping colonialism 19
- The old empire 23
- Native policy 30
- Cultural imperialism 37
- 2 Shifts and expedients: 1857-75 39
- The Indian Mutiny 40
- After the Mutiny 48
- Colonial crises: settlement colonies 57
- Colonial crises: tropical colonies 67
- The vanguard 72
- The opening up of Africa 75
- 3 Conquests forced on us: 1875-90 81
- The European challenge 81
- India's frontiers and Russian expansion 90
- The occupation of Egypt 95
- The first Boer War 100
- German rivalry in the tropics 105
- Reluctant imperialists 116
- 4 Struggles for existence: 1890 123
- Britain under siege 123
- The 'new imperialism' 132
- The national interest 141
- Capitalists 148
- 5 A limited area of heather alight: 1890-1905 153
- Britain in Asia 153
- The Nile valley 161
- West Africa 165
- South Africa: the second Boer War 167
- Native policy 178
- 'Constructive imperialism' 186
- Reaction 191
- 6 An essential compromise: 1905-14 194
- The empire in 1905 194
- The Liberals 200
- South African union 204
- Egypt and India: Morley-Minto 209
- Tropical development 216
- Nationalists and imperialists 222
- 7 Everything becomes fluid: 1914-20 227
- The Great War 227
- The promises: India, the middle east 232
- The peace 240
- The aftermath: Ireland, India, the middle east 244
- Imperial morale, 1920 247
- 8 Difficult times: 1920-39 251
- Recovery through empire 251
- The dominions 257
- A new dominion? Rhodesia, Kenya, Palestine 260
- Tropical development 267
- The problems of imperialists 271
- The problems of anti-imperialists 275
- Egypt and India 282
- An empire still 287
- 9 Moving quickly: 1939-70 290
- The Second World War 290
- Labour's empire 297
- The transfer of power in India 302
- The nationalist challenge 305
- The Conservatives' empire, 1951-59 310
- The wind of change, 1960-70 315
- The response 322
- 10 A sudden shift: 1970-95 326
- The remains 326
- The results 329
- The residue 334
- Retrospect 346
- 11 Coming out of the closet: circa 2000 351
- An American empire? 351
- A new British imperialism? 358
- History and empire 366.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0582772524
- OCLC:
- 55044665
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