The British Empire Themes and Perspectives [Hardcover]

This volume adopts a distinctive thematic approach to the history of British imperialism from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. It brings together leading scholars of British imperial history: Tony Ballantyne, John Darwin, Andrew Dilley, Elizabeth Elbourne, Kent Fedorowich, Eliga Gould, Catherine Hall, Stephen Howe, Sarah Stockwell, Andrew Thompson, Stuart Ward, and Jon Wilson.

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• Each contributor offers a personal assessment of the topic at hand, and examines key interpretive debates among historians
  
• Addresses many of the core issues that constitute a broad understanding of the British Empire, including the economics of the empire, the empire and religion, and imperial identities

Notes on Contributors.

Foreword.

List of Abbreviations.

Maps.

1. Britain’s Empires: John Darwin.

2. Foundations of Empire, 1763-1783: Eliga Gould.

3. Empire and Ideology: Stephen Howe.

4. Empire and the British State: Andrew Thompson.

5. The British Empire on the Move, 1760-1914: Kent Fedorowich.

6. Economics and Empire: Andrew Dilley.

7. Religion in the British Empire: Elizabeth Elbourne.

8. Colonial Knowledge: Tony Ballantyne.

9. Agency, Narrative, and Resistance: Jon E. Wilson.

10. Culture and Identity in Imperial Britain: Catherine Hall.

11. Imperial Identities: Stuart Ward.

12. Ends of Empire: S. E. Stockwell.

Bibliography.

Index

The British Empire: Themes and Perspectives is an impressive collection of twelve chapters by junior and senior scholars which presents overviews of various areas of scholarship onlC¾