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Author:

Johnson, Robert, 1967-

Title:

British imperialism / Robert Johnson.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2003

Description:

xv, 284 p. : maps ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Imperialism--History.
Great Britain--History.--History.
Great Britain--History--History--19th century.
Great Britain--History--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-276) and index.

Contents:

Map 1. The British Empire in 1815 -- Map 2. British India, c. 1757-1947 -- Map 3. European possessions in Africa, 1914 -- Introduction: What is British imperialism? -- What was the nature of imperialism in the early nineteenth century? -- What was the nature of British rule in India, c. 1770-1858? -- 'New imperialism' and 'Gentlemanly capitalism': did the flag follow trade? -- What were the motives and effects of colonisation and migration? -- Collaboration and resistance: was the Empire held by coercion or co-operation? -- Colonial discourse: was there an ideology of imperialism? -- Was the British Empire racialist or racist? -- What was the significance of gender to British imperialism? -- The Great War: watershed or continuity? -- How did British imperialism meet the challenges of the inter-war years? -- What effect did the Second World War have on British imperialism? -- Decolonisation after 1945: how did British imperialism end? -- What was the cultural legacy of imperialism?

Series:

Histories and controversies

ISBN:

9780333947265 (paper)
0333947266 (paper)
9780333947258 (cloth)
0333947258 (cloth)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)50143946
(OCoLC)51106971

LCCN:

2002026768

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)