The Second British Empire

Informationen zum Autor Timothy H. Parsons is professor of African history at Washington University. Klappentext Parsons uses vivid detail to show how Africans, Asians, Arabs, and West Indians brought about the demise of the seemingly invincible British Empire by refusing to be treated as inferior imperial subjects. He traces the empire's legacies- the new cultures and norms that arose from its global networks of commerce, migration, and cultural exchange. Zusammenfassung Parsons uses vivid detail to show how Africans, Asians, Arabs, and West Indians brought about the demise of the seemingly invincible British Empire by refusing to be treated as inferior imperial subjects. He traces the empire’s legacies— the new cultures and norms that arose from its global networks of commerce, migration, and cultural exchange. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Empire at High Tide Chapter 3: The Empire between the Wars! 1918 to 1939 Chapter 4: The 1940s: A New Kind of Empire? Chapter 5: The Final Retreat from Empire! 1950 to 1970 Chapter 6: Global Legacies of the British Empire Chapter 7: Epilogue British Empire Timeline

Product details

• Authors: Timothy H Parsons, Timothy H. Parsons, Parsons Timothy H.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.08.2014
• EAN: 9780742520509
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-2050-9
• No. of pages: 282
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 238 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Critical Issues in World and International History; Critical Issues in World and International History; Critical Issues in World and I
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book; European History, British Empire, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, British & Irish history, British colonies;British studies;European studies