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Britain's Imperial Century: 1815-1914 : a Study of Empire and Expansion

Category: British History
Type: Book
Author: Hyam, Ronald
Pages: 376
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
ISBN: 9780333577585
Library catalog: British Library
Year: 1993
Google books link: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xwgWAQAAIAAJ
Language: en
Tags: History / Europe / Great Britain     

Abstract:

This is 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.



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