British Empire: A Very Short Introduction Jackson Ashley Professor of Imperial and Military History at King's College LondonPaperback
British Empire: A Very Short Introduction Jackson Ashley Professor of Imperial and Military History at King's College LondonPaperback From the eighteenth century until the 1950s, the British Empire…
Specifikacia British Empire: A Very Short Introduction Jackson Ashley Professor of Imperial and Military History at King's College LondonPaperback
British Empire: A Very Short Introduction Jackson Ashley Professor of Imperial and Military History at King's College LondonPaperback
From the eighteenth century until the 1950s, the British Empire was the largest and most far-flung political entity in the world, holding sway at one time over one fifth of the world's population. This vast empire left its mark on the world in a multitude of ways, many of them permanent.In this Very Short Introduction, Ashley Jackson introduces and defines the British Empire, shedding light on a series of key questions, reviewing how it evolved into such a force, and looking at the legacy it left behind.About the Series:Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory The territories forming this colossus ranged from tiny islands to vast segments of the world's major continental land masses, and included Australia, South Africa, India, and Canada.