Empire: The British Imperial Experience, from 1765 to the Present
- ISBN-10
- 0006379745
- ISBN-13
- 9780006379744
- Series
- Empire
- Category
- Colonization
- Pages
- 518
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Author
- Denis Judd
Description
The British Empire radically altered the modern world. At its height, it governed over a quarter of the human race and encompassed more that a fifth of the globe. As well as providing the British people with profits and a sense of international purpose, the Empire afforded them the opportunity to create new lives for themselves through emigration and settlement. For those it dominated and controlled, the Empire often represented arbitary power, gunboat diplomacy, the disruption of local customs and government by a distant administration. This study analyzes the British imperial experience from the American Revolution to the present day. It examines the ways in which Empire affected both rulers and ruled, and the roles of significant personalities - from Queen Victoria to Nelson Mandela, Cecil Rhodes to Mahatma Gandhi.
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