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Sir John Seeley is best known for his remark that the empire was acquired in a fit of absent-mindedness.
Author : Deborah Wormell
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,26 MB
Release : 1980-03-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521227209
Sir John Seeley is best known for his remark that the empire was acquired in a fit of absent-mindedness.
Author : David Armitage
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 49,33 MB
Release : 2000-09-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521789783
The Ideological Origins of the British Empire presents a comprehensive history of British conceptions of empire for more than half a century. David Armitage traces the emergence of British imperial identity from the mid-sixteenth to the mid-eighteenth centuries, using a full range of manuscript and printed sources. By linking the histories of England, Scotland and Ireland with the history of the British Empire, he demonstrates the importance of ideology as an essential linking between the processes of state-formation and empire-building. This book sheds light on major British political thinkers, from Sir Thomas Smith to David Hume, by providing fascinating accounts of the 'British problem' in the early modern period, of the relationship between Protestantism and empire, of theories of property, liberty and political economy in imperial perspective, and of the imperial contribution to the emergence of British 'identities' in the Atlantic world.
Author : John Darwin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 815 pages
File Size : 21,92 MB
Release : 2009-09-24
Category : History
ISBN : 1139482149
The British Empire, wrote Adam Smith, 'has hitherto been not an empire, but the project of an empire' and John Darwin offers a magisterial global history of the rise and fall of that great imperial project. The British Empire, he argues, was much more than a group of colonies ruled over by a scattering of British expatriates until eventual independence. It was, above all, a global phenomenon. Its power derived rather less from the assertion of imperial authority than from the fusing together of three different kinds of empire: the settler empire of the 'white dominions'; the commercial empire of the City of London; and 'Greater India' which contributed markets, manpower and military muscle. This unprecedented history charts how this intricate imperial web was first strengthened, then weakened and finally severed on the rollercoaster of global economic, political and geostrategic upheaval on which it rode from beginning to end.
Author : Niall Ferguson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 25,97 MB
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1101548029
From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower “A dazzling history of Western ideas.” —The Economist “Mr. Ferguson tells his story with characteristic verve and an eye for the felicitous phrase.” —Wall Street Journal “[W]ritten with vitality and verve . . . a tour de force.” —Boston Globe Western civilization’s rise to global dominance is the single most important historical phenomenon of the past five centuries. How did the West overtake its Eastern rivals? And has the zenith of Western power now passed? Acclaimed historian Niall Ferguson argues that beginning in the fifteenth century, the West developed six powerful new concepts, or “killer applications”—competition, science, the rule of law, modern medicine, consumerism, and the work ethic—that the Rest lacked, allowing it to surge past all other competitors. Yet now, Ferguson shows how the Rest have downloaded the killer apps the West once monopolized, while the West has literally lost faith in itself. Chronicling the rise and fall of empires alongside clashes (and fusions) of civilizations, Civilization: The West and the Rest recasts world history with force and wit. Boldly argued and teeming with memorable characters, this is Ferguson at his very best.
Author : Sir John Robert Seeley
Publisher :
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 26,65 MB
Release : 1896
Category : Political science
ISBN :
Author : John Seeley, M.A.
Publisher : Blue Moon Wonders
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 12,90 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 097659420X
Whether new to the journey of self-discovery or one who has already begun the journey, author John Seeley gives practical techniques to assist readers in the process of getting unstuck, reclaim a greater sense of personal power, and create a life they are truly meant to live.
Author : Sir John Robert Seeley
Publisher :
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 13,22 MB
Release : 1866
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Edward Rodolphus Lambert
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 29,99 MB
Release : 1838
Category : Branford (Conn. : Town)
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Author : Sathnam Sanghera
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 50,76 MB
Release : 2023-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0593316681
A best-selling journalist’s illuminating tour through the hidden legacies and modern realities of British empire that exposes how much of the present-day United Kingdom is actually rooted in its colonial past. Empireland boldly and lucidly makes the case that in order to understand America, we must first understand British imperialism. "Empireland is brilliantly written, deeply researched and massively important. It’ll stay in your head for years.” —John Oliver, Emmy Award-winning host of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" With a new introduction by the author and a foreword by Booker Prize-winner Marlon James A best-selling journalist’s illuminating tour through the hidden legacies and modern realities of British empire that exposes how much of the present-day United Kingdom is actually rooted in its colonial past. Empireland boldly and lucidly makes the case that in order to understand America, we must first understand British imperialism. Empire—whether British or otherwise—informs nearly everything we do. From common thought to our daily routines; from the foundations of social safety nets to the realities of racism; and from the distrust of public intellectuals to the exceptionalism that permeates immigration debates, the Brexit campaign and the global reckonings with controversial memorials, Empireland shows how the pernicious legacy of Western imperialism undergirds our everyday lives, yet remains shockingly obscured from view. In accessible, witty prose, award-winning journalist and best-selling author Sathnam Sanghera traces this legacy back to its source, exposing how—in both profound and innocuous ways—imperial domination has shaped the United Kingdom we know today. Sanghera connects the historical dots across continents and seas to show how the shadows of a colonial past still linger over modern-day Britain and how the world, in turn, was shaped by Britain’s looming hand. The implications, of course, extend to Britain’s most notorious former colony turned imperial power: the United States of America, which prides itself for its maverick soul and yet seems to have inherited all the ambition, brutality and exceptional thinking of its parent. With a foreword by Booker Prize–winner Marlon James, Empireland is a revelatory and lucid work of political history that offers a sobering appraisal of the past so we may move toward a more just future.
Author : Ronald Hyam
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 575 pages
File Size : 50,9 MB
Release : 2010-05-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0521115221
A study of key themes in the history of the British Empire by one of the senior figures in the field.