British Empire
Liquidation of Empire
At the end of World War II, most people in Britain and elsewhere seem to have assumed that the British Empire would endure for a very long time to come. Yet within 20 years British power and influence had been enormously reduced.
British World
This collection of essays is based upon the assumption that the British Empire was held together not merely by ties of trade and defence, but by a shared sense of British identity that linked British communities around the globe.
Short Stories of William Somerset Maugham, Volume 1 (Unabridged)
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William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was born at the height of British Imperial power. When he died, the British Empire was all but a memory...
The Summing Up (Unabridged)
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William Somerset Maugham (1874?1965) was born at the height of British imperial power. When he died, the British Empire was all but a memory....
The Oxford History of the British Empire
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Noted historians comment on the military, political, social, and commercial consequences of the British shift from a small islan Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
George Eliot and the British Empire
In this innovative study Nancy Henry introduces a new set of facts that place George Eliot's life and work within the contexts of mid nineteenth-century British colonialism and imperialism.