The Oxford History of the British Empire provides an assessment of the Empire in the light of recent scholarship and the progressive opening of historical records.
467—99; James Axtell, Beyond 1492: Encounters in Colonial North America (New York, 1992), pp. 125–51. * Quoted in Kathryn E. Holland Braund, Deerskins and Duffels: The Creek Indian Trade with AngloAmerica, 1685–1815 (Lincoln, Nebr., ...
Volume I of The Oxford History of the British Empire explores the origins of empire.
Martin Chanock, Unconsummated Union: Britain, Rhodesia and South Africa, 1900–45 (Manchester, 1977); H. I. Wetherell, 'Britain and Rhodesian Expansionism: Imperial Collusion or Empirical Carelessness?, Rhodesian History, VIII (1977), ...
This was the period of Britain's greatest expansion as both empire-builder and dominant world power. The volume is divided into two parts.
The volume also explores the experience of 'imperial subjects' - in terms of culture, politics, and economics; an experience which culminated in the growth of vibrant, often new, national identities and movements and, ultimately, new nation ...
About the Series: The Oxford History of the British Empire is a major new assessment of the Empire in the light of recent scholarship and the progressive opening of historical records.
This book offers the first comprehensive history of the subject from the early modern era through to the contemporary period.
This is the age of General Wolfe, Clive of India, and Captain Cook. The international team of experts deploy the latest scholarly research to trace and analyse development and expansion over more than a century.
standardized and conspicuously military uniforms. Some of the most valuable commodities offered by the Guides were the opportunities for female leadership and the chance to pursue non-traditional activities like carpentry.
The Oxford History of the British Empire is a major new assessment of the Empire in the light of recent scholarship and the progressive opening of historical records.