The new A-Z of empire : a concise handbook of British imperial history /
The British Empire, especially in its late-Victorian heyday, spanned the world and linked a quarter of world's population to Britain through a shared, official, allegiance to the Crown. In the long history of empires the British imperial state was among the most powerful ever and a major global...
| Основен автор: | Faught, C. Brad. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London :
I.B. Tauris,
2011.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=380572 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
New A-Z of Empire. |
| Резюме: |
The British Empire, especially in its late-Victorian heyday, spanned the world and linked a quarter of world's population to Britain through a shared, official, allegiance to the Crown. In the long history of empires the British imperial state was among the most powerful ever and a major global player. "A New A-Z of Empire" catches the current burgeoning interest in empires and covers over 400 years of British imperial history from the founding of the East India Company in 1600, to the 'First' and 'Second' British Empires, the time of 'High Empire' following the War of American Indep. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (320 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780857720016 0857720015 1283292130 9781283292139 |