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Jackson, Ashley.
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Imperialism -- History.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- History.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations.
Commonwealth countries -- History.
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Jackson, Ashley.
Imperialism -- History.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- History.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations.
Commonwealth countries -- History.
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The
British
Empire
: a
very
short
introduction
/ Ashley Jackson.
by
Jackson, Ashley.
Oxford University Press, 2013.
Call #:
909.0971241 J12b
Subjects
Imperialism -- History.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- History.
Great Britain -- Foreign relations.
Commonwealth countries -- History.
Series
Very
short
introductions ; 355.
ISBN:
9780199605415
0199605416
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xv, 143 p. : ill., map ; 18 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-136) and index.
Summary:
"From the eighteenth century until the 1950s the
British
Empire
was the biggest political entity in the world. The territories forming this
empire
ranged from tiny islands to vast segments of the world's major continental land masses. The
British
Empire
left its mark on the world in a multitude of ways, many of them permanent. In this
Very
Short
Introduction
, Ashley Jackson introduces and defines the
British
Empire
, reviewing its historiography by answering a series of key questions: What was the
British
Empire
, and what were its main constituent parts? What were the phases of imperial expansion and contraction and the general causes of expansion and contraction? How was the
Empire
ruled? What were its economic effects? What were the cultural implications of
empire
, in Britain and its colonies? What was life like for people living under imperial rule? What are the legacies of the
British
Empire
and how should we view its place in world history?"--From publisher.
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909.0971241 J12b
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