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The British Empire, sunrise to sunset, Philippa Levine

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

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The British Empire

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Philippa Levine

sunrise to sunset

This is a broad survey of the history of the British Empire from its beginnings to its demise. It offers a comprehensive analysis not just of political events and territorial conquests but paints a picture of what life was like under colonial rule, both for those who ruled and for those whose countries came under British authority. There has been a lively debate in recent years about whether empires generally are good or bad things, and the British Empire has been very much at the centre of that debate, with a number of voices arguing that it was a kinder, gentler Empire than its rivals. This book speaks specifically to that debate, and also to a second and equally vigorous debate about whether anyone in Britain actually cared about the possession of an Empire

<p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><p> </p><p>List of Illustrations i</p><p>List of Maps iii</p><p>Preface to 1^st edition iv</p><p>Preface to 2^nd edition vi</p><p>Acknowledgements viii</p><p>Publisher's Acknowledgements ix</p><p> </p><p>Chapter 1: Uniting the Kingdom 1</p><p>Chapter 2:<b> </b>Slaves, Merchants and Trade 23</p><p>Chapter 3: Settling the `New World' 51</p><p>Chapter 4: After America 71</p><p>Chapter 5: Britain in India 102</p><p>Chapter 6: Global Growth 133</p><p>Chapter 7: Ruling an Empire 163</p><p>Chapter 8: Being Ruled 192</p><p>Chapter 9: Gender and Sexuality 220</p><p>Chapter 10: Contesting Empire 256</p><p>Chapter 11: Decolonisation 291</p><p>Chronology 331</p><p>Index <b></b></p><p><b> </b></p>