Great Britain Great Empire: An Evaluation Of The British Imperial Experience
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
At its zenith, the British Empire was the largest the world had ever seen, spanning continents, reshaping civilisations, and leaving an indelible mark on the modern world — and Great Britain Great Empire: An Evaluation of the British Imperial Experience by W. Ross Johnston presents a rigorous and unflinching examination of that extraordinary phenomenon. Johnston chronicles the rise, administration, and eventual dissolution of British imperial power, arguing that a balanced, scholarly assessment must weigh both the ambitions that drove expansion and the profound consequences — intended and otherwise — that it wrought upon subject peoples and coloniser alike. Drawing on a wealth of historical evidence, Johnston illustrates the complex interplay of economics, ideology, race, and governance that sustained the Empire across centuries, challenging both uncritical celebration and reflexive condemnation. Published by the University of Queensland Press, the work reflects a distinctly post-colonial academic perspective, bringing rigorous analytical clarity to debates that remain as charged today as ever. For anyone seeking to understand not merely what the British Empire was, but what it truly meant — and what its long shadow continues to mean — this authoritative study poses questions that refuse easy answers.
Author: W. Ross Johnston
Format: Hardback
Published: 1981, University of Queensland Press
Genre: British & Irish history
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Yellowed
At its zenith, the British Empire was the largest the world had ever seen, spanning continents, reshaping civilisations, and leaving an indelible mark on the modern world — and Great Britain Great Empire: An Evaluation of the British Imperial Experience by W. Ross Johnston presents a rigorous and unflinching examination of that extraordinary phenomenon. Johnston chronicles the rise, administration, and eventual dissolution of British imperial power, arguing that a balanced, scholarly assessment must weigh both the ambitions that drove expansion and the profound consequences — intended and otherwise — that it wrought upon subject peoples and coloniser alike. Drawing on a wealth of historical evidence, Johnston illustrates the complex interplay of economics, ideology, race, and governance that sustained the Empire across centuries, challenging both uncritical celebration and reflexive condemnation. Published by the University of Queensland Press, the work reflects a distinctly post-colonial academic perspective, bringing rigorous analytical clarity to debates that remain as charged today as ever. For anyone seeking to understand not merely what the British Empire was, but what it truly meant — and what its long shadow continues to mean — this authoritative study poses questions that refuse easy answers.