The undisputed best introduction to the history of the world-wide pattern of British activity in the nineteenth century, embracing its expansive spirit as well as its formal territorial empire. The dynamics of this extraordinary enterprise are considered broadly: the high-political concerns of strategy and international geopolitics are analyzed, as well as the economic dimension, missionary activity, and racial attitudes, together with a wide range of cultural aspects, including sport and the pursuit of sexual opportunity. Nor is the personal contribution of some of the leading Victorian figures neglected.
| ISBN: | 9780333993118 |
| Publication date: | 23rd September 2002 |
| Author: | R. Hyam |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 377 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies |
| Genres: |
European history Colonialism and imperialism History |