Imperial legacies : the British Empire around the world / Jeremy Black.
Imperial legacies : the British Empire around the world / Jeremy Black.
Imperial legacies : the British Empire around the world / Jeremy Black.
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Publisher
New York : Encounter Books, [2019]
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G 2020/0517
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 199 pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Competing histories --
Why empire? --
British rule and foundation accounts : India and Ireland --
China and the United States --
Australia, Canada, and New Zealand --
Responding to the world that empire made --
The slave trade and racism --
The view from Britain.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Encounter Books, [2019]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2019]
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Summary
"Britain yesterday; America today. The reality of being top dog is that everybody hates you. In this provocative book, noted historian and commentator Jeremy Black shows how criticisms of the legacy of the British Empire are in part criticisms of the reality of American power today. He emphasizes the prominence of imperial rule in history and in th...
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Imperial legacies : the British Empire around the world / Jeremy Black.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2019
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G 2020/0517
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74VKaZakE5Xl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaZakE5Xl
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ISBN
9781641770385 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
1641770384 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
DDC
909.0971241
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991024290902702626
