The Oxford history of the British Empire. Volume III, The nineteenth century / Andrew Porter, editor ; editor-in-chief, Wm. Roger Louis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Porter, A. N. (Andrew N.)

Louis, William Roger, 1936-

Series:

Oxford History of the British Empire

Oxford History of the British Empire ; v.III

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imperialism--History.

Imperialism.

Great Britain--Colonies--History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 774 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Volume III of The Oxford History of the British Empire covers the long nineteenth century, from the achievement of American independence in the 1780's to the eve of world war in 1914. This was the period of Britain's greatest expansion as both empire-builder and dominant world power. The volume is divided into two parts. The first contains thematic chapters, some focusing on Britain, others on areas at the imperial periphery, exploring those fundamental dynamics of British expansion which made imperial influence and rule possible. They also examine the economic, cultural, and institutional frame

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Maps; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations and Location of Manuscript Sources; List of Contributors; 1. Introduction: Britain and the Empire in the Nineteenth Century; PART I; 2. Economics and Empire: The Metropolitan Context; 3. Economics and Empire: The Periphery and the Imperial Economy; 4. British Migration and the Peopling of the Empire; 5. Migration from Africa, Asia, and the South Pacific; 6. British Policy, Trade, and Informal Empire in the Mid-Nineteenth Century; 7. Britain and Latin America; 8. Britain and China, 1842-1914

9. Imperial Institutions and the Government of Empire 10. Trusteeship, Anti-Slavery, and Humanitarianism; 11. Religion, Missionary Enthusiasm, and Empire; 12. British Expansion, Empire, and Technological Change; 13. Empire and Metropolitan Cultures; 14. Scientific Exploration and Empire; 15. Defence and Imperial Disunity; 16. The Political Economy of Empire, 1880-1914; PART II; 17. British Expansion and Rule in South-East Asia; 18. India, 1818-1860: The Two Faces of Colonialism; 19. Imperial India, 1858-1914; 20. The Evolution of Colonial Cultures: Nineteenth-Century Asia

21. The British West Indies 22. Ireland and the Empire; 23. Canada from 1815; 24. Australia and the Western Pacific; 25. Southern Islands: New Zealand and Polynesia; 26. Southern Africa, 1795-1910; 27. Great Britain and the Partition of Africa, 1870-1914; 28. The British Occupation of Egypt from 1882; 29. Cultural Encounters: Britain and Africa in the Nineteenth Century; 30. Costs and Benefits, Prosperity and Security, 1870-1914; Chronology; Index;

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-164768-3

1-280-44520-3

0-19-820565-1

9786613625052

1-280-59522-1

0-19-154240-7

OCLC:

819589509