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Updated to incorporate a substantial new epilogue considering Brexit and its 'imperial' implications, this is an essential introduction to British imperialism from its Victorian heyday to the present. Supported by maps, images and a chronology, it is perfect for both students and those interested in British and Imperial History.
List of contents
1. Introduction 2. An empire in all but name: the mid-nineteenth century 3. Shifts and expedients: 1857–75 4. Conquests forced on us: 1875–90 5. Struggles for existence: 1890 6. A limited area of heather alight: 1890–1905 7. An essential compromise: 1905–14 8. Everything becomes fluid: 1914–20 9. Difficult times: 1920–39 10. Moving quickly: 1939–70 11. A sudden shift: 1970–95 12. Coming out of the closet: circa 2000 13. After-image 14. Brexit and the Empire
About the author
Bernard Porter is Emeritus Professor of Modern History at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He has also taught at the Universities of Cambridge and Hull, and (as Visiting Professor) at Yale, Sydney and Copenhagen Universities. He is the author of ten books and many articles on a range of subjects, including British imperial history, the history of political refugees in Britain, secret policing, British attitudes to Europe, and Victorian architecture. His The Absent-Minded Imperialists (2004) won an American literary prize. He has also contributed to the Guardian, the London Review of Books, the Times Literary Supplement, and History Today.
Summary
Updated to incorporate a substantial new epilogue considering Brexit and its ‘imperial’ implications, this is an essential introduction to British imperialism from its Victorian heyday to the present. Supported by maps, images and a chronology, it is perfect for both students and those interested in British and Imperial History.
