The Penguin Historical Atlas of the British Empire

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Penguin Publishing Group, 26 de des. 2006 - 144 pàgines
The Penguin Historical Atlas of the British Empire traces the emergence of the world's greatest empire from its earliest beginnings in the British Isles, through its ascendancy in Victorian times, to its ultimate collapse in the mid-20th century. It examines the impact of British dominance in America, India and Africa, and the enormous changes brought by Britain's settlement of Australasia. Coverage of major events - the colonization of Ireland, the American Revolution, the South African wars - is complemented by discussion of themes such as Imperial exploitation and trade, hunting for plants and animals, the Imperial exhibitions and the importance of British naval power. Also assessed are the impact of the Empire on different areas of the world and the legacy it has bestowed. Richly illustrated with photographs and full-colour maps, this is an illuminating and multi-faceted one-volume introduction to the rise and fall of the British Empire.

Continguts

Part
11
The Early Empire 15001763
14
Exploring and Exploiting European expansion to
20
Chasing the Pack English oceanic enterprise to 1630
22
The Thirteen Colonies
28
The African Impact Britain and the slave trade
31
The Infiltration of India British expansion to 1765
36
The Late Georgian Europe 17631837
38
The Settlement of Australasia
48
On the Move Early migration to the Empire
51
The Consolidation of Canada
54
British West Indies Exploitation and emancipation
56
Imperial Themes
84
Climax and Decolonization 190197
106
Main Territories of the British Empire
136
Further Reading
138

Trade and Enterprise Overseas trade to 1854
42
Conquest of the Cape Southern Africa to 1844
44
Acknowledgements 144
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Sobre l'autor (2006)

Dr Nigel Dalziel is the curator of the Lancaster Maritime Museum and the editor of numerous collections of Victorian photographs.

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