Buch, Englisch, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 611 g
Reihe: Modern Wars In Perspective
Buch, Englisch, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 611 g
Reihe: Modern Wars In Perspective
ISBN: 978-1-138-16650-9
Verlag: Routledge
From Europe to India and America, Britain's Colonial Wars relates empire to the fortunes of war. In less than a century, between the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the settlement following the War of the American Revolution, the modern British state was born. This penetrating new analysis questions the centrality of the colonial enterprise to Westminster policy-makers obsessed with European issues, and explains how the impact of their strategies necessarily shaped the destiny of a multi-national and incoherent empire beyond the shores of Europe.
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Introduction: Colonies, identities, Marx and Mars
PART ONE. THE ENGLISH NATION AND THE RISE OF IMPERIAL BRITAIN TO 1760
PART TWO. THE STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL OF IMPERIAL FUTURES AND THE FINAL FISSURING OF THE ENGLISHRY 1760-1783
Conclusion: Tides of empire and fortunes of war
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