The making and unmaking of empires Britain, India, and America c.1750-1783 /

P.J. Marshall deals with a crucial period in the history of the British empire in trying to explain how the British at the same time lost an empire in North America, while winning one in parts of India. He shows that British objectives were much the same all over the world.

Bibliografiske detaljer
Hovedforfatter: Marshall, P. J. (Peter James)
Format: eBog
Sprog:English
Udgivet: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Fag:
Great Britain > Colonies > Asia.
Great Britain > Colonies > America.
Great Britain > Colonies > History > 18th century.
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Beskrivelse
Summary:P.J. Marshall deals with a crucial period in the history of the British empire in trying to explain how the British at the same time lost an empire in North America, while winning one in parts of India. He shows that British objectives were much the same all over the world.
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Originally published: 2005.
Fysisk beskrivelse:1 online resource (vi, 398 p.) : maps.
Bibliografi:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191706813 (ebook) :

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