British Imperialism 1750â€“1970

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Introduction

1

(3)

The Seven Years War and crisis in North America

4

(12)

The nature of imperial authority

4

(2)

Mileposts along the road to imperial crisis

6

(2)

The American Revolution and the historians

8

(2)

Crisis of authority

10

(6)

Document case study

12

(4)

Establishment of empire in Asia and the Pacific

16

(11)

Trade and empire

16

(4)

Convicts and empire

20

(7)

Document case study

22

(5)

Self-determination in the colonies of European settlement

27

(11)

The development of responsible government

28

(3)

The dominions at war

31

(1)

Dominion 'independence'

32

(2)

The post-war Commonwealth

34

(4)

Document case study

35

(3)

Humanitarianism, anti-slavery and missionary activity

38

(12)

Anti-slavery

38

(5)

Missionaries, humanitarians and empire

43

(7)

Document case study

46

(4)

Rule and response in nineteenth-century India

50

(11)

Reform and revolt

50

(5)

From Company to British raj

55

(6)

Document case study

57

(4)

Imperialism and nationalism in India

61

(10)

The Congress and the raj

61

(4)

Independence and partition

65

(6)

Document case study

67

(4)

Britain's imperial century, 1815-1914

71

(13)

The 'imperialism of free trade'

71

(3)

Economics and empire

74

(5)

Imperial Britain

79

(5)

Document case study

80

(4)

Challenges to imperial authority: South Africa and Ireland

84

(15)

South Africa

85

(6)

Ireland

91

(8)

Document case study

95

(4)

The British Empire in the Middle East

99

(11)

From Palestine mandate to Israeli state

99

(5)

Britain, Egypt and Suez

104

(1)

The impact of Suez

105

(5)

Document case study

107

(3)

End of empire: Africa

110

(11)

From trusteeship to partnership

111

(2)

The winds of change

113

(8)

Document case study

117

(4)

Conclusion

121

(2)

Select bibliography

123

(6)

Index

129

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British Imperialism 1750â€“1970

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