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33 produkter
Absent-Minded Imperialists
Empire, Society, and Culture in Britain
E-bok, 2004
793 kr
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The British empire was a huge enterprise. To foreigners it more or less defined Britain in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its repercussions in the wider world are still with us today. It also had a great impact on Britain herself: for example, on her economy, security, population, …
The Absent-Minded Imperialists
Empire, Society, and Culture in Britain
Häftad, 2006
947 kr
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The British empire was a huge enterprise. To foreigners it more or less defined Britain in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its repercussions in the wider world are still with us today. It also had a great impact on Britain herself: for example, on her economy, security, population, …
Lion's Share
A History of British Imperialism 1850 to the Present
Häftad, 2020
667 kr
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Updated to incorporate a substantial new epilogue considering Brexit and its ‘imperial’ implications, the sixth edition of The Lion’s Share remains an essential introduction to British imperialism from its Victorian heyday to the present.Well-known for its vigorous and readable style, this book …
Lion's Share
A History of British Imperialism 1850 to the Present
Inbunden, 2020
2585 kr
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Updated to incorporate a substantial new epilogue considering Brexit and its ‘imperial’ implications, the sixth edition of The Lion’s Share remains an essential introduction to British imperialism from its Victorian heyday to the present.Well-known for its vigorous and readable style, this book …
The Refugee Question in mid-Victorian Politics
Häftad, 2008
574 kr
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The British have long boasted of their tradition of asylum for political refugees, but never with more justification than in the nineteenth century, when the legal toleration which was accorded them in Britain was nearly absolute. Not only were fugitives of all political complexions allowed into …
Critics of Empire
British Radicals and the Imperial Challenge
E-bok, 2007
440 kr
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The notion of 'empire' has been at the forefront of world politics for over a century. Bernard Porter's landmark work traces the critical response to the British imperial project in the years leading up to World War I. Imperial adventures, including the intervention in Egypt and the Anglo-Boer War, …
British Imperial
What the Empire Wasn'T
E-bok, 2015
739 kr
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The British Empire is often misunderstood. Judgments of it differ widely, from broadly adulatory - a 'great' enterprise, spreading 'civilization' through the world; to the blame that is often put on it for most of the world's ills today, including racism, exploitation and the problems of the Middle …
Empire Ways
Aspects of British Imperialism
E-bok, 2015
546 kr
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The British Empire was an astonishingly complex and varied phenomenon, not to be reduced to any of the simple generalisations or theories that are often taken to characterise it. One way of illustrating this, and so conveying some of the subtle flavour of the thing itself, is to descend from the …
British Imperial
What the Empire Wasn'T
E-bok, 2015
739 kr
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The British Empire is often misunderstood. Judgments of it differ widely, from broadly adulatory - a 'great' enterprise, spreading 'civilization' through the world; to the blame that is often put on it for most of the world's ills today, including racism, exploitation and the problems of the Middle …
Empire Ways
Aspects of British Imperialism
E-bok, 2015
546 kr
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The British Empire was an astonishingly complex and varied phenomenon, not to be reduced to any of the simple generalisations or theories that are often taken to characterise it. One way of illustrating this, and so conveying some of the subtle flavour of the thing itself, is to descend from the …
Lion's Share
A History of British Imperialism 1850 to the Present
E-bok, 2020
696 kr
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Updated to incorporate a substantial new epilogue considering Brexit and its ‘imperial’ implications, the sixth edition of The Lion’s Share remains an essential introduction to British imperialism from its Victorian heyday to the present. Well-known for its vigorous and readable style, this …
Lion's Share
A History of British Imperialism 1850 to the Present
E-bok, 2020
696 kr
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Updated to incorporate a substantial new epilogue considering Brexit and its ‘imperial’ implications, the sixth edition of The Lion’s Share remains an essential introduction to British imperialism from its Victorian heyday to the present. Well-known for its vigorous and readable style, this …
Britain, Europe and the World 1850-1986
Delusions of Grandeur
E-bok, 2023
571 kr
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First published in 1983, Britain, Europe and the World 1850-1986 examines the history of Britain’s international situation and foreign policy in relation to her domestic circumstances from the middle of the nineteenth century to the late twentieth century to provide answers to the following …
Britain, Europe and the World 1850-1986
Delusions of Grandeur
E-bok, 2023
571 kr
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First published in 1983, Britain, Europe and the World 1850-1986 examines the history of Britain’s international situation and foreign policy in relation to her domestic circumstances from the middle of the nineteenth century to the late twentieth century to provide answers to the following …
Britain, Europe and the World 1850-1986
Delusions of Grandeur
Inbunden, 2023
1880 kr
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First published in 1983, Britain, Europe and the World 1850-1986 examines the history of Britain’s international situation and foreign policy in relation to her domestic circumstances from the middle of the nineteenth century to the late twentieth century to provide answers to the following …
Britain, Europe and the World 1850-1986
Delusions of Grandeur
Häftad, 2025
487 kr
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First published in 1983, Britain, Europe and the World 1850-1986 examines the history of Britain’s international situation and foreign policy in relation to her domestic circumstances from the middle of the nineteenth century to the late twentieth century to provide answers to the following …
Plots and Paranoia
A History of Political Espionage in Britain 1790-1988
Inbunden, 2015
2585 kr
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Britain’s secret state exists to protect her from ‘enemies within’. It has always aroused controversy; on the one hand it is credited with preventing wars, revolutions and terrorism and on the other it is accused of subverting democratically elected governments and luring innocents to death. What …
Plots and Paranoia
A History of Political Espionage in Britain 1790-1988
Häftad, 2017
618 kr
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Britain’s secret state exists to protect her from ‘enemies within’. It has always aroused controversy; on the one hand it is credited with preventing wars, revolutions and terrorism and on the other it is accused of subverting democratically elected governments and luring innocents to death. What …
Plots and Paranoia
A History of Political Espionage in Britain 1790-1988
E-bok, 2016
727 kr
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Britain’s secret state exists to protect her from ‘enemies within’. It has always aroused controversy; on the one hand it is credited with preventing wars, revolutions and terrorism and on the other it is accused of subverting democratically elected governments and luring innocents to death. …
Plots and Paranoia
A History of Political Espionage in Britain 1790-1988
E-bok, 2016
749 kr
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Britain’s secret state exists to protect her from ‘enemies within’. It has always aroused controversy; on the one hand it is credited with preventing wars, revolutions and terrorism and on the other it is accused of subverting democratically elected governments and luring innocents to death. …
Empire Ways
Aspects of British Imperialism
Häftad, 2020
501 kr
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The British Empire was an astonishingly complex and varied phenomenon, not to be reduced to any of the simple generalisations or theories that are often taken to characterise it. One way of illustrating this, and so conveying some of the subtle flavour of the thing itself, is to descend from the …
Britain Before Brexit
Historical Essays on Britain and Europe
Häftad, 2021
443 kr
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“Why do the Brexiteers want to leave?” “Why do the Remainers want to stay?” “What exactly would a post-Brexit Europe look like?”These questions have dominated the post- Brexit socio-political landscape. In this timely and engaging book Bernard Porter responds to these questions. Each chapter …
Britain Before Brexit
Historical Essays on Britain and Europe
Inbunden, 2021
1388 kr
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“Why do the Brexiteers want to leave?” “Why do the Remainers want to stay?” “What exactly would a post-Brexit Europe look like?”These questions have dominated the post- Brexit socio-political landscape. In this timely and engaging book Bernard Porter responds to these questions. Each chapter …
Britain Before Brexit
Historical Essays on Britain and Europe
E-bok, 2021
482 kr
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“Why do the Brexiteers want to leave?” “Why do the Remainers want to stay?” “What exactly would a post-Brexit Europe look like?” These questions have dominated the post- Brexit socio-political landscape. In this timely and engaging book Bernard Porter responds to these questions. Each chapter …
Britain Before Brexit
Historical Essays on Britain and Europe
E-bok, 2021
466 kr
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“Why do the Brexiteers want to leave?” “Why do the Remainers want to stay?” “What exactly would a post-Brexit Europe look like?” These questions have dominated the post- Brexit socio-political landscape. In this timely and engaging book Bernard Porter responds to these questions. Each chapter …
Britain's Contested History
Lessons for Patriots
Inbunden, 2022
253 kr
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Recent years have seen a re-examination of Britain’s imperialist past, with changes to how its citizens understand, study and scrutinize its history.In Britain's Contested History, eminent historian Bernard Porter explores the most contested aspects of British history from 1800 to the present day. …
Britain's Contested History
Lessons for Patriots
E-bok, 2022
418 kr
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Recent years have seen a re-examination of Britain''s imperialist past, with changes to how its citizens understand, study and scrutinize its history. In Britain''s Contested History , eminent historian Bernard Porter explores the most contested aspects of British history from 1800 to the present …
Britain's Contested History
Lessons for Patriots
E-bok, 2022
418 kr
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Recent years have seen a re-examination of Britain''s imperialist past, with changes to how its citizens understand, study and scrutinize its history. In Britain''s Contested History , eminent historian Bernard Porter explores the most contested aspects of British history from 1800 to the present …
Battle of the Styles
Society, Culture and the Design of a New Foreign Office, 1855-1861
E-bok, 2011
1124 kr
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This title explores the controversy surrounding the design of the new Foreign Office in London during Britain's Imperial heyday. In 1855 it was decided to build a new block of government offices in London, starting with the Foreign and War Offices. The government offices competition came at what …
Battle of the Styles
Society, Culture and the Design of a New Foreign Office, 1855-1861
E-bok, 2011
1124 kr
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This title explores the controversy surrounding the design of the new Foreign Office in London during Britain''s Imperial heyday. In 1855 it was decided to build a new block of government offices in London, starting with the Foreign and War Offices. The government offices competition came at what …
