Pax Britannica : Ruling the Waves and Keeping the Peace before Armageddon / by B. Gough.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gough, B., Author.

Series:

Britain and the World, 2947-7190

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History.

Great Britain.

Imperialism.

World history.

Military history.

History, Modern.

History of Britain and Ireland.

Imperialism and Colonialism.

World History, Global and Transnational History.

Military History.

Modern History.

Local Subjects:

History of Britain and Ireland.

Imperialism and Colonialism.

World History, Global and Transnational History.

Military History.

Modern History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (402 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2014.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book by world-expert Barry Gough examines the period of Pax Britannica , in the century before World War I. Following events of those 100 years, the book follows how the British failed to maintain their global hegemony of sea power in the face of continental challenges.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Author; Prologue; 1 Defining Pax Britannica; 2 Empire of the Seas; 3 Anchors of Empire; 4 Surveying the Seas, Expanding the Empire of Science; 5 Informal and Formal Empires in the Americas; 6 Challenges of Europe, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea; 7 The Indian Ocean, Singapore and the China Seas; 8 The Imperial Web in the South Pacific; 9 Send a Gunboat!; 10 Anti-Slavery: West Africa and the Americas; 11 Treaty-Making and Dhow-Chasing in the Indian Ocean; 12 Darkening Horizons; 13 The Lion and the Eagle

14 The Trident Bearers: The Navy as Britannia's Instrument15 Recessional: The End of Pax Britannica and the American Inheritance; Notes; Notes on the Historical Materials; Index of Ships; Subject Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781349346349

1349346349

9781137313157

1137313153