Britains Empires - A History, 1600-2020

A history of the many different British Empires - the Old Colonial System (1600-1776), the Empire of Free Trade (1776-1870), the New Imperialism (1870-1945), Decolonisation (1945-1990) and the era of humanitarian intervention (1990-2020). Britain's Empires aims to tell the story of the colonial past as one marked by change and reinvention.

List of contents

Introduction; PART ONE THE OLD COLONIAL SYSTEM, 1600-1760; PART TWO EMPIRE OF FREE TRADE, 1760-1870; PART THREE MODERN IMPERIALISM, 1870-1947; PART FOUR COMMONWEALTH, 1947-89; PART FIVE EMPIRE OF HUMAN RIGHTS? 1990-2020; Notes; Index

About the author

James Heartfield wrote The British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, Who's Afraid of the Easter Rising? The Equal Opportunities Revolution and many other books; he is a long-standing campaigner for social justice.

Summary

A history of the many different British Empires – the Old Colonial System (1600-1776), the Empire of Free Trade (1776-1870), the New Imperialism (1870-1945), Decolonisation (1945-1990) and the era of humanitarian intervention (1990-2020). Britain’s Empires aims to tell the story of the colonial past as one marked by change and reinvention.

Product details

• Authors: James Heartfield, Heartfield James
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781839987243
• ISBN: 978-1-83998-724-3
• No. of pages: 506
• Series: Anthem Studies in British Hist; Anthem Studies in British History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Africa / General, Colonialism & imperialism, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Colonialism and imperialism, Slavery & abolition of slavery, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence, HISTORY / Asia / South / General, Slavery, enslaved persons and abolition of slavery