The Victorian Empire and Britain's Maritime World, 1837-1901 [electronic resource] : The Sea and Global History /
Taylor, M.editor.
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.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
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.
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.
Great Britain. Royal Navy
Great Britain—History.
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.