Britain's Imperial Century 1815-1914
Subtitle: A Study of Empire and Expansion
Edition: 3 edition
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: September 6, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780333993118
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900; Colonization & independence; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; History; History - General History; Textbooks; History: World; British Commonwealth; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Emigration & Immigration; Europe - Great Britain - General; Modern - 19th Century; History / Modern / 19th Century; Colonies; Great Britain
First sentence: When you come to think of it, there was no such thing as Greater Britain, still less a British empire - India perhaps apart.
Description: This is the undisputed best introduction to the history of the world-wide pattern of British activity in the nineteenth century, embracing its expansive spirit as well as its formal territorial empire. The dynamics of this extraordinary enterprise are considered broadly: the high-political concerns of strategy and international geopolitics are analyzed, as well as the economic dimension, missionary activity, and racial attitudes, together with a wide range of cultural aspects, including sport and the pursuit of sexual opportunity. Nor is the personal contribution of some of the leading Victorian figures neglected.