Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
FLAGSHIPS OF IMPERIALISM: THE P&O COMPANY AND THE POLITICS OF EMPIRE FROM ITS ORIGINS TO 1867 FLAGSHIPS OF IMPERIALISM: THE P&O COMPANY AND THE POLITICS OF EMPIRE FROM ITS ORIGINS TO 1867 FREDA HARCOURT ix, 245 pages ; 24 cm OL13666066W
Remaking the British Atlantic Remaking the British Atlantic P. J. Marshall Remaking the British Atlantic focuses on a crucial phase in the history of British-American relations: the first ten years of American Independence. These set the pattern for some years to come. On t… OL16794106W
Indian ink Indian ink Miles Ogborn A commercial company established in 1600 to monopolize trade between England and the Far East, the East India Company grew to govern an Indian empire. Exploring the relationship between power and kno… OL1853627W
Empire and globalisation Empire and globalisation Gary Bryan Magee "Focusing on the great population movement of British emigrants before 1914, this book provides a new perspective on the relationship between empire and globalisation. It shows how distinct structure… OL18594414W
The privileges of independence The privileges of independence John E. Crowley Because the establishment of the United States required independence from a commercial empire, historians have often identified the American Revolution with liberal political economy and a repudiatio… OL3904058W
Trade, Plunder and Settlement Trade, Plunder and Settlement Kenneth R. Andrews Explains the course of English overseas expansion and the beginning of the overseas empire. OL4472170W