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The empire project : the rise and fall of the British world-system, 1830-1970 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Darwin, John
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Great Britain > Colonies > History.
Commonwealth countries > History.
Imperialism > History.
Great Britain > Civilization.
Decolonization > History.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
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Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • 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.