External challenges, strategic threats, and war, in short the primacy of foreign policy, have shaped the course of modern British history. This volume examines how Britain mobilized to meet these challenges and how developments in the constitution, the state, the public sphere, …
External challenges, strategic threats, and war have shaped the course of modern British history. This volume examines how Britain mobilized to meet these challenges and how developments in the constitution, state, public sphere, and economy were a response to foreign policy iss…
From the late eighteenth century to the early twentieth century, Liverpool was frequently referred to as the 'second city of the empire'. Yet, the role of Liverpool within the British imperial system and the impact on the city of its colonial connections remain underplayed in re…
A collection of essays that demonstrates that the imperial dimension deserves more prevalence in both academic and popular representations of Liverpool's past. It covers a wide range of economic, social, cultural and political themes within Liverpool's imperial history.
A collection of essays that demonstrates that the imperial dimension deserves more prevalence in both academic and popular representations of Liverpool's past. It covers a wide range of economic, social, cultural and political themes within Liverpool's imperial history.
This collection explores British attitudes to Continental Europe that explain the Brexit decision. Addressing British-European entanglements and the impact of British Euroscepticism, the book argues that Britain is in denial about the strength of its ties to Europe. The volume b…
"Een fascinerende nieuwe studie waarin John McAleer de maritieme toegangspoort tot Azië rond Kaap de Goede Hoop verkent en de cruciale rol ervan bij de oprichting, consolidatie en instandhouding van het Britse rijk in de late achttiende en negentiende eeuw. Gelegen in het centru…
La 4e de couverture indique : "A fascinating new study in which John McAleer explores the maritime gateway to Asia around the Cape of Good Hope and its critical role in the establishment, consolidation and maintenance of the British Empire in the late eighteenth and nineteenth c…
A fascinating new study in which John McAleer explores the maritime gateway to Asia around the Cape of Good Hope and its critical role in the establishment, consolidation and maintenance of the British Empire in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Situated at the centr…
Introduction : the master link of connection -- The key to India : consolidating the gateway to the East -- A sword in the hands : European rivals, imperial designs, colonial problems -- A constant and unreserved correspondence : networks of knowledge exchange -- The great outwo…
Analyses the critical role played by the maritime gateway to Asia around the Cape of Good Hope in the development of the British Empire.