The British Empire : A Historical Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]
by Mark Doyle
ABC-CLIO | June 2018 | ISBN-10: 1440841977 | 706 Pages | PDF | 47 MB
An essential starting point for anyone wanting to learn about life in the largest empire in history, this two-volume work encapsulates the imperial experience from the 16th21st centuries.
Provides primary sources that give voice to the people who ran, opposed, and were subjects of the British Empire
Consolidates the most up-to-date research from established and emerging scholars in the field in many countries and at many institutions
Includes a detailed introduction that succinctly puts the British Empire into historical context
Offers a chronology of events and episodes important to both the rise and fall of the British Empire
Provides a broad range of perspectives that focus not only on the white men who controlled the British Empire but also on the many people such as women, indigenous peoples, poor Europeans, and Christian missionaries?who formed it
Avoids simplistic assessments of British imperialism as merely "good" or "bad," emanating an objectivity that enables readers to develop their own ideas about the nature of the empire
About the Author
Mark Doyle, PhD, is associate professor of history at Middle Tennessee State University. He is the author of Communal Violence in the British Empire: Disturbing the Pax
Mark Doyle received a Ph.D. in Irish and British History from Boston College in 2006. He has held fellowships at the University of Pennsylvania and Amherst College and is currently Associate Professor of British History at Middle Tennessee State University. He lives in Nashville, TN, with his wife and two daughters.
CONTENTS
VOLUME 1
Preface xiii
Introduction xv
Chronology xxvii
Government and Politics 1
Organization and Administration 75
Groups and Organizations 141
Individuals 213
VOLUME 2
Key Events 1
Military 75
Objects and Artifacts 151
Key Places 197
Primary Documents 249
Appendix A: British Sovereigns, 1509Present 331
Appendix B: British Prime Ministers 333
Bibliography 335
Editor and Contributors 339
Index 347
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