The British empire
By: edited by Jane Samson.
Contributors: Samson, Jane, 1962-
Series: Oxford readers
Publisher: Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
Subjects: Imperialism -- History -- Sources; Imperialism -- History; Great Britain -- Colonies -- History; Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- Sources
Genres: Sources.
Description: "This Oxford Reader negotiates the varied and vital debates about the nature of imperialism to provide a broad history of the British Empire. Selected readings are presented within a chronological framework, from the origins of empire to decolonization and beyond, and are illuminated by a central theme of identity to reveal metropolitan, colonial, and indigenous perspectives. General and section introductions explore such issues as the role of economics and religion in imperial expansion ad rule; how indigenous and Creole populations constructed and expressed their own identities; and what changes were wrought by the process of decolonization. This Reader takes a global comparative approach and includes a chronological table and maps to reveal the full extent of British expansion, enabling the study of regional empire to be seen in its wider context."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [314]-317) and index.