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the rise and fall of the British world-system, 1830-1970

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the rise and fall of the British world-system, 1830-1970

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Cambridge University Press
Language
English
Pages
800

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Subjects

Colonies, Civilization, Decolonization, History, Imperialism, Great britain, colonies, history, Commonwealth countries, history, Great britain, civilization, HISTORY, World, British colonies, Kolonie

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Great Britain, Commonwealth countries
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Cover of: The empire project
The empire project: the rise and fall of the British world-system, 1830-1970
2009, Cambridge University Press
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Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830-1970
2009, Cambridge University Press
in English
Cover of: Empire Project
Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830-1970
2009, Cambridge University Press
in English
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Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830-1970
2009, Cambridge University Press
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Table of Contents

Introduction : the project of an empire
Towards 'the sceptre of the world' : the elements of empire in the long nineteenth century
Victorian origins
The octopus power
The commercial republic
The Britannic experiment
'Un-British rule' in 'Anglo-India'
The weakest link : Britain in South Africa
The Edwardian transition
'The great liner is sinking' : the British world-system in the age of war
The war for empire, 1914-1919
Making imperial peace, 1919-1926
Holding the centre, 1927-1937
The strategic abyss, 1937-1942
The price of survival, 1943-1951
The third world power, 1951-1959
Reluctant retreat, 1959-1968.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [789]-794) and index.

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Cambridge, UK, New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
909/.09241081
Library of Congress
DA16 .D296 2009, DA16 .D296 2009eb

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Pagination
xiii, 800 p. :
Number of pages
800

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OL23993964M
Internet Archive
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ISBN 10
0521302080
ISBN 13
9780521302081
LCCN
2009022115
OCLC/WorldCat
502012512, 351329779

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