The British Empire : pomp, power and post-colonialism / Robert Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Robert.

Series:

Humanities Insights

History insights

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imperialism--History.

Imperialism.

Great Britain--Colonies--History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (80 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tirril [England] ; Penrith, Calif. : Humanities-Ebooks, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This brief study of Imperialism offers a concise overview of Britain s role in Colonialism, the slavery issue, the British Raj and the scramble for Africa, and probes the motives for empire and continuing issues of post-colonialism."

Contents:

""Copyright and Licence ""; ""Title Page""; ""A Note on the Author""; ""Contents""; ""I: A Journey over Palm and Pine: An Overview of Histories, Peoples and Developments""; ""1. Early Colonialism: Exploration, Exploitation and Chartered Companies""; ""2. The Company Raj (India) and the Loss of the American Colonies""; ""3. Slavery, Anti-Slavery, Liberalism and Imperialism""; ""4. Imperial Expansion in the Nineteenth Century""; ""5. War, Retreat and Transformation in the Twentieth Century""; ""II: Problems in Interpretation: Historiography, Post-Colonialism and Sources""

""6. Historiography: approaches to the history of the British Empire""""7. Post-Colonialism: Explanation and Evaluation""; ""8. Sources: Eurocentrism, the �silenced� sources, and the problem of �representation�""; ""III: Issues and Debates""; ""9. Controversies over the Motives for Empire""; ""10. The Colonies of Settlement: Colonisation, Identities and Narratives""; ""11. The Nature of Imperialism: How did the British Empire Function?""; ""12. Collaboration and Resistance""; ""13. Race, Class and Gender""; ""IV: Selected Bibliography""; ""Other Humanities Insights Titles""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-282-04058-8

9786612040580

1-84760-016-6

OCLC:

743113977