The second British Empire : in the crucible of the twentieth century

The second British Empire : in the crucible of the twentieth century / Timothy H. Parsons.

At its peak, the British Empire spanned the world and linked diverse populations in a vast network of exchange that spread people, wealth, commodities, cultures, and ideas around the globe. At the turn of the twentieth century, this empire, which made Britain one of the premier global superpowers, a...

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Main Author: Parsons, Timothy, 1962-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield, [2014]
Series:Critical issues in world and international history.
Subjects:
Commonwealth
Imperialism > History.
HISTORY > World.
British colonies.
Imperialism.
Imperialismus
Kolonie
Kulturaustausch
Nationalstaat
Great Britain > Colonies > History.
Commonwealth countries > History.
Commonwealth countries.
Großbritannien
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • The empire at high tide
  • The empire between the wars, 1918 to 1939
  • The 1940s: a new kind of empire?
  • The final retreat from empire, 1950 to 1970
  • Global legacies of the British Empire.

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