The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume III: The Nineteenth Century【電子書籍】[ Wm Roger Louis ]

＜p＞＜em＞The Oxford History of the British Empire＜/em＞ is a major new assessment of the Empire in the light of recent scholarship and the progressive opening of historical records. From the founding of colonies in North America and the West Indies in the seventeenth century to the reversion of Hong Kong to China at the end of the twentieth, British imperialism was a catalyst for far-reaching change. ＜em＞The Oxford History of the British Empire＜/em＞ as a comprehensive study helps us to understand the end of Empire in relation to its beginning, the meaning of British imperialism for the ruled as well as for the rulers, and the significance of the British Empire as a theme in world history. Volume III of ＜em＞The Oxford History of the British Empire＜/em＞ covers the long nineteenth century, from the achievement of American independence in the 1780s to the eve of world war in 1914. This was the period of Britain's greatest expansion as both empire-builder and dominant world power. The volume i．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る