Britain's Imperial Century, 1815-1914 by R Hyam

Britain's Imperial Century, 1815-1914 by R Hyam

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The undisputed best introduction to the history of the world-wide pattern of British activity in the nineteenth century, embracing its expansive spirit as well as its formal territorial empire.

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Britain's Imperial Century, 1815-1914 by R Hyam

The undisputed best introduction to the history of the world-wide pattern of British activity in the nineteenth century, embracing its expansive spirit as well as its formal territorial empire. The dynamics of this extraordinary enterprise are considered broadly: the high-political concerns of strategy and international geopolitics are analyzed, as well as the economic dimension, missionary activity, and racial attitudes, together with a wide range of cultural aspects, including sport and the pursuit of sexual opportunity. Nor is the personal contribution of some of the leading Victorian figures neglected.
RONALD HYAM is a Fellow and former President of Magdalene College, and Emeritus Reader in British Imperial History at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of numerous studies on the British Empire, including Empire and Sexuality and he has edited two volumes for the British Documents on the End of Empire Project. He was awarded the LittD degree in 1993.
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ISBN 13 9780333993118
ISBN 10 033399311X
Title Britain's Imperial Century, 1815-1914
Author R Hyam
Series Cambridge Imperial And Post-Colonial Studies
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Year published 2002-09-23
Number of pages 377
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