Breaking open colonization to reveal tangled cultural and economic networks, Webs of Empire offers new paths into colonial history. Linking Gore and Chicago, Maori and Asia, India and newspapers, whalers and writing, Ballantyne presents empire building as a spreading web of connected places, people, ideas, and trade. These links question narrow, national stories, while broadening perspectives on the past and the legacies of colonialism that persist today. Bringing together essays from two decades of prolific publishing on international colonial history, Webs of Empire establishes Tony Ballantyne as one of the leading historians of the British Empire.
| ISBN: | 9780774828161 |
| Publication date: | 10th April 2014 |
| Author: | Tony Ballantyne |
| Publisher: | University of British Columbia Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 376 pages |
| Genres: |
Australasian and Pacific history Colonialism and imperialism Indigenous peoples Politics and government |