01755cam a2200313 i 450000100090000000300090000900500170001800800410003502000250007604000380010104300210013908200220016010000300018224500950021226400460030730000280035333600260038133700280040733800270043550400510046252005960051365000480110965100600115765300220121765500170123994200120125699900170126895201560128516910258EG-ScBUE20240310102248.0110809s2011    enk    f be   001 0 eng d  a9781845118716 (pbk.)  aDLCbengerdacDLCdDLCdEG-ScBUE  ae-uk---ab------04a941.0103bFAU2221 aFaught, C. Brad,eauthor.14aThe new A-Z of empire :ba concise handbook of British imperial history /cC. Brad Faught. 1aLondon ;aNew York :bI. B.Tauris,c2011.  axii, 308 pages ;c23 cm  2rdacontentatextbtxt  aunmediated2rdamediabn  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aThe 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. 7aImperialismxHistoryvEncyclopedias.2BUEsh 7aGreat BritainxColoniesxHistoryvEncyclopedias.2BUEsh  bBUSBOLcMarch2017  vReading book  2ddccBB  c24497d24469  00102ddc40708AUCaMAINbMAINc0THd2017-03-21ePurchaseg40.00h1700l0o941.0103 FAUp000041426r2025-07-15 00:00:00v50.00w2017-03-21yREFERENCE