M. Taylor
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2013
9781349338412
The Victorian Empire and Britain's Maritime World, 1837-1901
The Sea and Global History
Specificaties
Paperback, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
2013
ISBN13: 9781349338412
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
A wide-ranging new survey of the role of the sea in Britain's global presence in the 19th century. Mostly at peace, but sometimes at war, Britain grew as a maritime empire in the Victorian era. This collection looks at British sea-power as a strategic, moral and cultural force.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781349338412
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction; Miles Taylor 1. 'Now is come a darker day': Britain, Venice and the meaning of sea power; Andrew Lambert 2. After emancipation: slavery, freedom and the Victorian empire; John Oldfield 3. Cultural, intellectual and religious networks: Britain's maritime exchanges in the 19th and 20th centuries; John Mackenzie 4. 'We never make mistakes': the empire of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company; Crosbie Smith 5. Crossing the seas: problems and possibilities for Queen Victoria's; Indian subjects Judith Brown 6. Three weeks' post apart: British children travel the empire ; Liz Buettner 7. Insularity and empire; Jan Rüger 8. The Victorian empire in its global context; Jeremy Black