The first scholarly monograph on the history of the P & O shipping company, which many would argue was the truly central and iconic shipping line of empire. It is also the first history of P & O to pay due attention to the political context - the politics of the British Empire -…
"Flagships of imperialism is the first scholarly monograph on the history of the P&O shipping company and the first history of P&O to pay due attention to the context of nineteenth-century imperial politics which so significantly shaped the company's development. Based chiefly o…
This original and exciting book examines the processes of nation building in the British West Indies. It argues that nation building was a more complex and messy affair, involving women and men in a range of social and cultural activities, in a variety of migratory settings, wit…
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