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The lion's share : a history of British Imperialism 1850 to the present / Bernard Porter.

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...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Porter, Bernard (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
Edition:Sixth edition.
Subjects:
Great Britain > Colonies > History > 19th century.
Great Britain > Colonies > History > 20th century.
Great Britain > Colonies > History > 21st century.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1837-1901.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 20th century.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 21st century.
British colonies.
Diplomatic relations.
Great Britain.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • An empire in all but name : the mid-nineteenth century
  • Shifts and expedients : 1857-75
  • Conquests forced on us : 1875-90 The European challenge
  • Struggles for existence : 1890 Britain under seige
  • A limited area of heather alight : 1890-1905
  • An essential compromise : 1905-14
  • Everything becomes fluid : 1914-20
  • Difficult times : 1920-39
  • Moving quickly : 1939-70
  • A sudden shift : 1970-95
  • Coming out of the closet : circa 2000
  • After-image
  • Epilogue : Brexit and the Empire.

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