Historical dictionary of the British Empire

Author(s)

• Panton, Kenneth J. (Kenneth John)

Bibliographic Information

Historical dictionary of the British Empire

Kenneth J. Panton

（Historical dictionaries of ancient civilizations and historical eras）

Rowman & Littlefield, c2015

• : hardback

Note

"The Historical Dictionary of the British Empire covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture"-- Provided by publisher

Chronology: p. xix-xxxviii

Bibliography: p. 603-726

Description and Table of Contents

Description

For much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Britain was the dominant world power, its strength based in large part on its command of an Empire that, in the years immediately after World War I, encompassed almost one-quarter of the earth's land surface and one-fifth of its population. Writers boasted that the sun never set on British possessions, which provided raw materials that, processed in British factories, could be re-exported as manufactured products to expanding colonial markets. The commercial and political might was not based on any grand strategic plan of territorial acquisition, however. The Empire grew piecemeal, shaped by the diplomatic, economic, and military circumstances of the times, and its speedy dismemberment in the mid-twentieth century was, similarly, a reaction to the realities of geopolitics in post-World War II conditions. Today the Empire has gone but it has left a legacy that remains of great significance in the modern world. The Historical Dictionary of the British Empire covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Britain.

Table of Contents

Editor's Foreword, Jon Woronoff Preface Acronyms and Abbreviations Map: Former Territories of the British Empire Chronology Introduction THE DICTIONARY Bibliography Appendix A: Secretaries of State with Responsibilities for the Colonies Appendix B: The Changing Membership of the Commonwealth of Nations About the Author

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB19594513
• ISBN:
  • 9780810878013
• LCCN: 2014047310
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Lanham
• Pages/Volumes: xxxviii, 727 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DA16
  • DC23 : 909/.0971241003
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- Dictionaries
  • LCSH : Imperialism -- History -- Dictionaries
  • LCSH : Commonwealth countries -- History -- Dictionaries
  • LCSH : Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Dictionaries
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB19594444