Longman Companion to the Formation of the European Empires, 1488-1920

The European empires as they existed from the Age of Discovery until after the First World War shaped the modern world. Covering every aspect relating to the process of empire-building by the European powers, this volume complements the Longman Companion to European Decolonisation in the Twentieth Century by the same author. Together they help to explain why different empires had different philosophies, dissolved in different ways, and left different legacies.

List of contents

List of Maps. Preface. I. CHRONOLOGY. 1. The Foundations. 2. Eighteenth-Century Competition for Empire. 3. Loss and Continuity. 4. The New Imperialism. 5. Imperialism and the First World War. Biographies. Glossary. Appendices. Bibliography. Maps. Index.

About the author

Muriel E. Chamberlain

Summary

The European empires as they existed from the Age of Discovery until after the First World War shaped the modern world. So great has been their political, economic and cultural influence that to fully understand contemporary history and events, it is essential to have an understanding of the imperial past. This book is an impressive achievement. It brings together in one comprehensive volume, all the essential facts and figures relating to the process of empire-building by the European powers. It complements the Longman Companion to European Decolonisation in the Twentieth Century by the same author - together they help to explain why different empires had different philosophies, dissolved in different ways, and left different legacies.

Product details

• Authors: Chamberlain, Muriel E Chamberlain, Muriel E. Chamberlain, Chamberlain Muriel E.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.02.2017
• EAN: 9781138161511
• ISBN: 978-1-138-16151-1
• No. of pages: 276
• Series: Longman Companions To History; Longman Companions to History (Hardcover); Longman Companions To History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, General & world history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, History and Archaeology, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General