Britain and Empire, 1880-1945

Description
Covering both the economics and politics of expansion, and the social and cultural impact of empire, the study offers a synthesis of the enormous amount of literature available on the subject.

Tracing developments throughout the British Empire including in Ireland, India, and Egypt, particular points of focus are the Anglo-Boer War, and the First World War which is presented as an 'imperial war.'

Contents
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION1. Background and ContextPART TWO: ANALYSIS2. Imperial Expansion and National Foreboding, 1880-1900.3. Making the Nation Imperial, 1900-14.4. World War and Social Imperialism, 1914-22.5. Concessions and Cosolidation, 1923-37.6. From Appeasement to Global War, 1937-45PART THREE: ASSESSMENT7. ConclusionsPART FOUR: DOCUMENTSGlossaryWho's WhoBibliographyIndex

Features

• Up-to-date, accessible survey - ideal for readers coming to the subject for the first time.
• Chronological structure - easy to follow.
• British imperialism is widely-taught at undergraduate level - provides primer for novices.
• Covers period from beginning of British imperial expansion to beginning of decolonisation process - no other short, accessible book on market.

Author
Dane Kennedy is Professor of History at George Washington University.