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Author:
Hunt, Tristram, 1974- author.
Title:
Ten cities that made an empire / Tristram Hunt.
Publisher:
Allen Lane,
Copyright Date:
2014
Description:
xvii, 513 pages : mostly color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subject:
Great Britain--History--History--Case studies.
Cities and towns--Case studies.
Metropolitan areas--Case studies.
Imperialism--History--Case studies.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-483) and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1.Boston -- 2.Bridgetown -- 3.Dublin -- 4.Cape Town -- 5.Calcutta -- 6.Hong Kong -- 7.Bombay -- 8.Melbourne -- 9.New Delhi -- 10.Liverpool.
Summary:
Presents an approach to Britain's imperial past through the cities that epitomised it. This book examines the stories and defining ideas of ten of the important: Boston, Bridgetown, Dublin, Cape Town, Calcutta, Hong Kong, Bombay, Melbourne, New Delhi, and twentieth-century Liverpool.
ISBN:
184614325X (hardback)
9781846143250 (hardback)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)876292091
LCCN:
2014407632
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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