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Webster, Anthony

 
9780719067921: The Debate on the Rise of the British Empire (Issues in Historiography)
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ISBN 10: 0719067928 ISBN 13: 9780719067921
Editorial: Manchester University Press, 2006

Sinopsis

This fascinating and highly useful book examines the rise of the British empire and the various debates among historians of imperialism over the past two hundred years. It discusses why the empire is so attractive to historians, why there is so much debate and controversy surrounding the subject, and how different generations of historians have read the various episodes in the history of the empire often radically differently.

Chapters look at the enduring fascination with the empire among historians; early twentieth century economic explanations for the dynamic expansion of the empire in the Victorian period; the controversies surrounding empire in the 1950s; post colonial theory and its critics; religion, race, gender and class; and debates on capitalism and the empire since the 1980. The final chapter investigates how Britain’s imperial history might be viewed in years to come.

An engaging and useful work of historiography, this book will be essential reading for students of British imperialism attempting to get to grips with the subject.

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Anthony Webster is Head of History at Edge Hill College of Higher Education

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This fascinating and highly useful book examines the rise of the British empire and the various debates among historians of imperialism over the past two hundred years. It discusses why the empire is so attractive to historians, why there is so much debate and controversy surrounding the subject, and how different generations of historians have read the various episodes in the history of the empire often radically differently.

Chapters look at the enduring fascination with the empire among historians; early twentieth century economic explanations for the dynamic expansion of the empire in the Victorian period; the controversies surrounding empire in the 1950s; post colonial theory and its critics; religion, race, gender and class; and debates on capitalism and the empire since the 1980. The final chapter investigates how Britain's imperial history might be viewed in years to come.

An engaging and useful work of historiography, this book will be essential reading for students of British imperialism attempting to get to grips with the subject.

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This fascinating and highly useful book examines the rise of the British empire and the various debates among historians of imperialism over the past two hundred years. It discusses why the empire is so attractive to historians, why there is so much debate and controversy surrounding the subject, and how different generations of historians have read the various episodes in the history of the empire often radically differently.Chapters look at the enduring fascination with the empire among historians; early twentieth century economic explanations for the dynamic expansion of the empire in the Victorian period; the controversies surrounding empire in the 1950s; post colonial theory and its critics; religion, race, gender and class; and debates on capitalism and the empire since the 1980. The final chapter investigates how Britains imperial history might be viewed in years to come.An engaging and useful work of historiography, this book will be essential reading for students of British imperialism attempting to get to grips with the subject.

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Manchester University Press
Año de publicación
2006
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ISBN 10 
0719067928
ISBN 13 
9780719067921
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Número de páginas
208
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