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The new A-Z of empire : a concise handbook of British imperial history / C. Brad Faught.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; New York : I. B.Tauris, 2011Description: xii, 308 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781845118716 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 941.0103 FAU 22
Summary: The British Empire, especially in its late-Victorian heyday, spanned the world and linked a quarter of world's population to Britain through a shared, official, allegiance to the Crown. In the long history of empires the British imperial state was among the most powerful ever and a major global player. "A New A-Z of Empire" catches the current burgeoning interest in empires and covers over 400 years of British imperial history from the founding of the East India Company in 1600, to the 'First' and 'Second' British Empires, the time of 'High Empire' following the War of American Indep.
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Reference (NB) Reference (NB) Central Library Ground Floor AUC 941.0103 FAU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1700 Not for loan 000041426
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The British Empire, especially in its late-Victorian heyday, spanned the world and linked a quarter of world's population to Britain through a shared, official, allegiance to the Crown. In the long history of empires the British imperial state was among the most powerful ever and a major global player. "A New A-Z of Empire" catches the current burgeoning interest in empires and covers over 400 years of British imperial history from the founding of the East India Company in 1600, to the 'First' and 'Second' British Empires, the time of 'High Empire' following the War of American Indep.

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