The Imperial History Wars - Debating the British Empire

The history of the British Empire, a subject that had slipped into obscurity when the empire came to an end, has since made a stunning comeback, generating a series of heated debates about the causes, character, and consequences of empire. In this volume Dane Kennedy offers a wide-ranging assessment of the main schools of thought that have transformed the way we view the British Empire and the world it helped to create.Navigating a clear course through these intellectual waters requires an awareness of their shifting currents and a commitment to tracking their changing character over time. Dane Kennedy has contributed to the imperial history wars for more than thirty years, and in this volume he brings his most important writings, along with brand new material, together for the first time to provide a sweeping overview of the subject and the debates that have shaped it. is essential reading for any student or scholar of the British Empire.>

About the author

Dane Kennedy is Elmer Louis Kayser Professor of History and International Affairs at George Washington University and Director of the National History Center, USA. His recent publications include How Empire Shaped Us (with Antoinette Burton, 2016), Decolonization: A Very Short Introduction (2016), and The Last Blank Spaces: Exploring Africa and Australia (2013).

Product details

• Authors: Dane Kennedy, Dane Keith Kennedy, Professor Dane Kennedy
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2018
• EAN: 9781474278874
• ISBN: 978-1-4742-7887-4
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, British Empire, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, General & world history, Colonialism & imperialism, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United Kingdom, Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Empires & historical states, Colonialism and imperialism, General and world history, Historical states, empires, territories and regions