Bernard Porter

The Lion's Share

A History of British Imperialism 1850 to the Present

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Produktbeschreibung

Updated to incorporate a substantial new epilogue considering Brexit and its à â Ë imperialà â â implications, this is an essential introduction to British imperialism from its Victorian heyday to the present. Supported by maps, images and a chronology, it is perfect for both students and those interested in British and Imperial History.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 6 ed
• Seitenzahl: 378
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 174mm x 244mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 660g
• ISBN-13: 9780367426989
• ISBN-10: 0367426986
• Artikelnr.: 59994134

Autorenporträt

Bernard Porter is Emeritus Professor of Modern History at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He has also taught at the Universities of Cambridge and Hull, and (as Visiting Professor) at Yale, Sydney and Copenhagen Universities. He is the author of ten books and many articles on a range of subjects, including British imperial history, the history of political refugees in Britain, secret policing, British attitudes to Europe, and Victorian architecture. His The Absent-Minded Imperialists (2004) won an American literary prize. He has also contributed to the Guardian, the London Review of Books, the Times Literary Supplement, and History Today.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. An empire in all but name: the mid
nineteenth century 3. Shifts and expedients: 1857
75 4. Conquests forced on us: 1875
90 5. Struggles for existence: 1890 6. A limited area of heather alight: 1890
1905 7. An essential compromise: 1905
14 8. Everything becomes fluid: 1914
20 9. Difficult times: 1920
39 10. Moving quickly: 1939
70 11. A sudden shift: 1970
95 12. Coming out of the closet: circa 2000 13. After
image 14. Brexit and the Empire