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Examines the rise of the British empire and the various debates among historians of imperialism over the past two hundred years. It discusses why the empire is so attractive to historians, why there is so much debate and controversy surrounding the subject. -- .

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1. The British Empire: an enduring fascination
2. Justifying British imperialism: the changing rationale of the empire builders
3. Capitalism’s critics and defenders: early twentieth century economic explanations of Victorian British imperial expansion
4. Metropole, periphery and informal empire: the Gallagher and Robinson controversy of the 1950s and after
5. Cultural explanations of British imperialism I: post colonial theory and its critics
6. Cultural explanations of British imperialism II: religion, race, gender and class
7. The metropole strikes back: the new debate about gentlemanly capitalism and empire 1980-2004
8. The future of Britain’s imperial history?
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The Debate on the Rise of the British Empire

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 28/05/2006
      ISBN13: 9780719067921, 978-0719067921
      ISBN10: 719067928

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Examines the rise of the British empire and the various debates among historians of imperialism over the past two hundred years. It discusses why the empire is so attractive to historians, why there is so much debate and controversy surrounding the subject. -- .

      Table of Contents

      1. The British Empire: an enduring fascination
      2. Justifying British imperialism: the changing rationale of the empire builders
      3. Capitalism’s critics and defenders: early twentieth century economic explanations of Victorian British imperial expansion
      4. Metropole, periphery and informal empire: the Gallagher and Robinson controversy of the 1950s and after
      5. Cultural explanations of British imperialism I: post colonial theory and its critics
      6. Cultural explanations of British imperialism II: religion, race, gender and class
      7. The metropole strikes back: the new debate about gentlemanly capitalism and empire 1980-2004
      8. The future of Britain’s imperial history?
      Further reading

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