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Bernard Porter

The Lion's Share

A History of British Imperialism 1850 to the Present

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Updated to incorporate a substantial new epilogue considering Brexit and its 'imperial' implications, the sixth edition of The Lion's Share remains an essential introduction to British imperialism from its Victorian heyday to the present.Well-known for its vigorous and readable style, this book presents a broad narrative of events and explores a number of general themes, challenging more conventional and popular interpretations of British imperialism, as well as the simplistic 'for' and 'against' arguments put forward in today's 'history wars'. Bernard Porter sees imperialism as a symptom not of Britain's strength in the world, but of her dec… Mehr

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Produktdetails


  • ISBN: 978-1-00-017660-5
  • EAN: 9781000176605
  • Produktnummer: 34037940
  • Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
  • Seitenangabe: 378 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 4'817 KB
  • Auflage: 6. Auflage
  • Abbildungen: 37 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 17 schwarz-weiße Fotos, 12 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen, 8 schwarz-weiße Tabellen

Über den Autor


Bernard Porter is Emeritus Professor of Modern History at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. He has also taught at the Universities of Cambridge and Hull, and (as Visiting Professor) at Yale, Sydney and Copenhagen Universities. He is the author of ten books and many articles on a range of subjects, including British imperial history, the history of political refugees in Britain, secret policing, British attitudes to Europe, and Victorian architecture. His The Absent-Minded Imperialists (2004) won an American literary prize. He has also contributed to the Guardian, the London Review of Books, the Times Literary Supplement, and History Today.

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