Fall Of The First British Empire
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The Fall Of The First British Empire
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Author : Robert W. Tucker
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 1982
The Fall Of The First British Empire written by Robert W. Tucker and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with History categories.
"This book was presented in part as the 1981 Jefferson Memorial Lectures at the University of California, Berkeley, May 19-21, 1981"--T.p. verso.
The Fall Of The First British Empire
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Author : David C. Hendrickson
language : en
Publisher:
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Three Victories And A Defeat
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Author : Brendan Simms
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2008-12-09
Three Victories And A Defeat written by Brendan Simms and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-09 with History categories.
In the eighteenth century, Britain became a world superpower through a series of sensational military strikes. Traditionally, the Royal Navy has been seen as Britain's key weapon, but in Three Victories and a Defeat Brendan Simms argues that Britain's true strength lay with the German aristocrats who ruled it at the time. The House of Hanover superbly managed a complex series of European alliances that enabled Britain to keep the continental balance of power in check while dramatically expanding her own empire. These alliances sustained the nation through the War of the Spanish Succession, the War of the Austrian Succession, and the Seven Years' War. But in 1776, Britain lost the American continent by alienating her European allies. An extraordinary reinterpretation of British and American history, Three Victories and a Defeat is a masterwork by a rising star of the historical profession.
Fall Of The First British Empire
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Author : Robert W. Tucker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Fall Of The First British Empire written by Robert W. Tucker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Great Britain categories.
The Fall Of The First British Empire
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Author : Robert W. Tucker
language : en
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Release Date : 2002-01-15
The Fall Of The First British Empire written by Robert W. Tucker and has been published by Johns Hopkins University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-15 with History categories.
In addition, they similarly question conventional accounts of British policy from the Stamp Act crisis to the decision for war in 1775.
The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire 1781 1997
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Author : Piers Brendon
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2008-10-28
The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire 1781 1997 written by Piers Brendon and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-28 with History categories.
A WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD NOTABLE BOOK After the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared to be doomed. Yet it grew to become the greatest, most diverse empire the world had seen. Then, within a generation, the mighty structure collapsed, a rapid demise that left an array of dependencies and a contested legacy: at best a sporting spirit, a legal code and a near-universal language; at worst, failed states and internecine strife. The Decline and Fall of the British Empire covers a vast canvas, which Brendon fills with vivid particulars, from brief lives to telling anecdotes to comic episodes to symbolic moments.
Three Victories And A Defeat
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Author : Brendan Simms
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
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Strangers Within The Realm
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Author : Bernard Bailyn
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2012-12-01
Strangers Within The Realm written by Bernard Bailyn and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-01 with History categories.
Shedding new light on British expansion in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, this collection of essays examines how the first British Empire was received and shaped by its subject peoples in Scotland, Ireland, North America, and the Caribbean. An introduction surveys British imperial historiography and provides a context for the volume as a whole. The essays focus on specific ethnic groups -- Native Americans, African-Americans, Scotch-Irish, and Dutch and Germans -- and their relations with the British, as well as on the effects of British expansion in particular regions -- Ireland, Scotland, Canada, and the West Indies. A conclusion assesses the impact of the North American colonies on British society and politics. Taken together, these essays represent a new kind of imperial history -- one that portrays imperial expansion as a dynamic process in which the oulying areas, not only the English center, played an important role in the development and character of the Empire. The collection interpets imperial history broadly, examining it from the perspective of common folk as well as elites and discussing the clash of cultures in addition to political disputes. Finally, by examining shifting and multiple frontiers and by drawing parallels between outlying provinces, these essays move us closer to a truly integrated story that links the diverse ethnic experiences of the first British Empire. The contributors are Bernard Bailyn, Philip D. Morgan, Nicholas Canny, Eric Richards, James H. Merrell, A. G. Roeber, Maldwyn A. Jones, Michael Craton, J. M. Bumsted, and Jacob M. Price.
The Transformation And Decline Of The British Empire
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Author : Spencer Mawby
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-10-11
The Transformation And Decline Of The British Empire written by Spencer Mawby and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-11 with History categories.
The slow retreat of the British empire in the century after the First World War has had dramatic implications for Britain itself, its former colonies and the global balance of power. The Transformation and Decline of the British Empire provides a broad-ranging and accessible introduction to the key debates and discussions about this process of imperial decline. Drawing on the lively scholarship which has developed over the last 25 years, it offers both new students and established scholars a guide to the existing literature on British decolonisation, including subjects such as the rise of anti-colonialism, the impact of empire on British politics and culture, the significance of migration, the wars and insurgencies which accompanied the end of empire and the role which capital and labour played in imperial decline. Mawby also examines the way in which the historiography has developed through conversations and debates between scholars, the impact which present day concerns have on historical writing, the significance of new documentary findings and the impact of theoretical considerations on current controversies.
The British Empire And Commonwealth
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Author : Martin Kitchen
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 1996-08-14
The British Empire And Commonwealth written by Martin Kitchen and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-08-14 with History categories.
From its modest to its recent disappearance, the British Empire was an extraordinary and paradoxical entity. North America, Africa, South and Southeast Asia and Australasia and innumerable small islands and territories have been fundamentally shaped - economically, socially and politically - by a nation whose imperial drive came from a bewildering mixture of rapacity and moral zeal, of high-mindedness and viciousness, of strategic cunning and feckless neglect. Martin Kitchen has written a fascinating, crisp, informative account of the rise and fall of the British Empire, concentrating on the 19th and 20th centuries but giving the background of the 'First British Empire', which was lost with the creating of the United States of America. His book is of particular value in relating the importance of the Empire to Britain's success as the only genuinely world power in the Victorian era and to Britain's ability to win the two great wars of the 20th century.