The empire project : the rise and fall of the British world-system, 1830-1970 / / John Darwin.
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Darwin, John. The empire project [electronic resource] : the rise and fall of the British world-system, 1830-1970 / John Darwin. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. xiii, 800 p. : ill., maps. Includes bibliographical references (p. [789]-794) and index. 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. Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. Imperialism History. Decolonization History. Great Britain Colonies History. Commonwealth countries History. Great Britain Civilization. Electronic books. ProQuest (Firm) https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/oeawat/detail.action?docID=461122 Click to View |
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Darwin, John. The empire project the rise and fall of the British world-system, 1830-1970 / 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. |
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The empire project the rise and fall of the British world-system, 1830-1970 / |
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The empire project [electronic resource] : the rise and fall of the British world-system, 1830-1970 / John Darwin. |
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The empire project [electronic resource] : the rise and fall of the British world-system, 1830-1970 / John Darwin. |
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The empire project [electronic resource] : the rise and fall of the British world-system, 1830-1970 / John Darwin. |
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The empire project |
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xiii, 800 p. : ill., maps. |
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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. |
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Great Britain Commonwealth countries |
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