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The British Empire: Sunrise to Sunset

By Philippa Levine

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2013
ISBN
9781408269206
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7341874 bytes)
Edition
2nd
Pages
307\307
Time added
2017-03-01 17:24:44

Description

This is a broad survey of the history of the British Empire from its beginnings to its demise. It offers a comprehensive analysis not just of political events and territorial conquests but paints a picture of what life was like under colonial rule, both for those who ruled and for those whose countries came under British authority.There has been a lively debate in recent years about whether empires generally are good or bad things, and the British Empire has been very much at the centre of that debate, with a number of voices arguing that it was a kinder, gentler Empire than its rivals. This book speaks specifically to that debate, and also to a second and equally vigorous debate about whether anyone in Britain actually cared about the possession of an Empire.

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