01587cam a2200301 i 4500 16910258 EG-ScBUE 20240310102248.0 110809s2011 enk f be 001 0 eng d 9781845118716 (pbk.) DLC eng rda DLC DLC EG-ScBUE e-uk--- b------ 941.0103 FAU 22 Faught, C. Brad, author. The new A-Z of empire : a concise handbook of British imperial history / C. Brad Faught. London ; New York : I. B.Tauris, 2011. xii, 308 pages ; 23 cm rdacontent text txt unmediated rdamedia n volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. The British Empire, especially in its late-Victorian heyday, spanned the world and linked a quarter of world's population to Britain through a shared, official, allegiance to the Crown. In the long history of empires the British imperial state was among the most powerful ever and a major global player. "A New A-Z of Empire" catches the current burgeoning interest in empires and covers over 400 years of British imperial history from the founding of the East India Company in 1600, to the 'First' and 'Second' British Empires, the time of 'High Empire' following the War of American Indep. Imperialism History Encyclopedias. BUEsh Great Britain Colonies History Encyclopedias. BUEsh BUSBOL March2017 Reading book ddc BB 24497 24469 0 0 ddc 0 0 AUC MAIN MAIN 0TH 2017-03-21 Purchase 40.00 1700 0 941.0103 FAU 000041426 2025-07-15 00:00:00 50.00 2017-03-21 REFERENCE