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The Victorian Empire and Britain's Maritime World, 1837-1901 : The Sea and Global History / edited by M. Taylor.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--History.
- Great Britain.
- Imperialism.
- Social history.
- History, Modern.
- World history.
- History of Britain and Ireland.
- Imperialism and Colonialism.
- Social History.
- Modern History.
- World History, Global and Transnational History.
- Local Subjects:
- History of Britain and Ireland.
- Imperialism and Colonialism.
- Social History.
- Modern History.
- World History, Global and Transnational History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (IX, 195 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2013.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A wide-ranging new survey of the role of the sea in Britain's global presence in the 19th century. Mostly at peace, but sometimes at war, Britain grew as a maritime empire in the Victorian era. This collection looks at British sea-power as a strategic, moral and cultural force.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Miles Taylor
- "Now is come a darker day": Britain, Venice and the meaning of sea power / Andrew Lambert
- After emancipation: slavery, freedom and the Victorian empire / John Oldfield
- Cultural, intellectual and religious networks: Britain's maritime exchanges in the 19th and 20th centuries / John Mackenzie
- "We never make mistakes": the empire of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company / Crosbie Smith
- Crossing the seas: problems and possibilities for Queen Victoria's Indian subjects / Judith Brown
- Three weeks' post apart: British children travel the empire / Liz Buettner
- Insularity and empire / Jan Rüger
- The Victorian empire in its global context / Jeremy Black.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781349338412
- 1349338419
- 9781137312662
- 1137312661
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