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Access To History: The British Empire, 1815-1914 Frank Macdonough

Access To History: The British Empire, 1815-1914 By Frank Macdonough

Access To History: The British Empire, 1815-1914 by Frank Macdonough


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Ensure your students have access to the authoritative and in-depth content of this popular and trusted A Level History series.

Access To History: The British Empire, 1815-1914 Summary

Access To History: The British Empire, 1815-1914 by Frank Macdonough

Ensure your students have access to the authoritative and in-depth content of this popular and trusted A Level History series.

For over twenty years Access to History has been providing students with reliable, engaging and accessible content on a wide range of topics. Each title in the series provides comprehensive coverage of different history topics on current AS and A2 level history specifications, alongside exam-style practice questions and tips to help students achieve their best.

The series:

- Ensures students gain a good understanding of the AS and A2 level history topics through an engaging, in-depth and up-to-date narrative, presented in an accessible way.

- Aids revision of the key A level history topics and themes through frequent summary diagrams

- Gives support with assessment, both through the books providing exam-style questions and tips for AQA, Edexcel and OCR A level history specifications and through FREE model answers with supporting commentary at Access to History online (www.accesstohistory.co.uk)

British Empire 1815-1914
This volume examines the major themes and events in British colonial history in the light of recent historical research, to provide an introduction to the topic. The book sets the Empire within a broad historical context and not only explains its evolution and expansion in Africa and Asia, but also considers its impact on British politics, popular culture and society. It identifies and considers the main areas of historiographical controversy, and examines the balance sheet of the Empire, discussing the costs and benefits for British society and her imperial colonies.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The British Empire 1815-1914 2. An age of indifference? The British Empire 1815-70 3. The parition of Africa 4. The British Empire in Asia 1815-1914 5. The Empire, British Politics and popular culture in the Age of Imperialism 6. The Crisis of Empire 1895-1914: The Boer War and its consequences 7. Conclusion

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GOR001239367
9780340593769
0340593768
Access To History: The British Empire, 1815-1914 by Frank Macdonough
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Hodder Education
19940804
128
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