The Second British Empire : In the Crucible of the Twentieth Century.

By:

Parsons, Timothy H

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781442235298

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Second British EmpireDDC classification:

909.09/71241082

LOC classification:

DA16.P3178 2014

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Contents:

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Empire at High Tide -- 3 The Empire between the Wars, 1918 to 1939 -- 4 The 1940s -- 5 The Final Retreat from Empire, 1950 to 1970 -- 6 Global Legacies of the British Empire -- 7 Epilogue -- British Empire Timeline -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- Blank Page.

Summary: Parsons uses vivid detail to show how Africans, Asians, Arabs, and West Indians brought about the demise of the seemingly invincible British Empire by refusing to be treated as inferior imperial subjects. He traces the empire's legacies-- the new cultures and norms that arose from its global networks of commerce, migration, and cultural exchange.

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Parsons uses vivid detail to show how Africans, Asians, Arabs, and West Indians brought about the demise of the seemingly invincible British Empire by refusing to be treated as inferior imperial subjects. He traces the empire's legacies-- the new cultures and norms that arose from its global networks of commerce, migration, and cultural exchange.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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