The imperial history wars : debating the British Empire

The history of the British Empire, a subject that had slipped into obscurity when the empire came to an end, has since made a stunning comeback, generating a series of heated debates about the causes, character, and consequences of empire. In this volume Dane Kennedy offers a wide-ranging assessment...

Description complète

Enregistré dans:
Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal : Kennedy Dane Keith (Auteur)
Format : Livre
Langue : anglais
Titre complet : The imperial history wars : debating the British Empire / Dane Kennedy
Publié : London, UK, New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc , 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (vii-217 pages)
Contenu : Introduction. Imperial history and postcolonial theory. The boundaries of Oxford's empire. Imperial history and postcolonial studies revisited. Exploration and empire. The white man's world. Debating the end of empire : exceptionalism and its critics. On the American empire from a British imperial perspective. The means and ends of empire. The imperial history wars. Epilogue : does British history matter anymore? : reflections on the age of Brexit and Trump
Sujets :

BU Lettres

Informations d'exemplaires de BU Lettres
Cote Prêt Statut
Salle C (1er étage) Sociologie 325.3 KEN Empruntable Disponible