British Imperialism

ROBERT JOHNSON is Deputy Director of the Changing Character of Warfare Programme, University of Oxford, UK.

• PrefaceList of MapsIntroduction: What was British Imperialism?What was the Nature of Imperialism in the Early Nineteenth Century?What was the Nature of British Rule in India, c.1770-1858?'New Imperialism' and 'Gentlemanly Capitalism': Did the Flag Follow Trade?What were the Motives and Effects of Colonization and Migration?Collaboration and Resistance: What were the Limits to British Imperialism?Colonial Discourse: Was there an Ideology of Imperialism?Was British Imperialism Racialist or Racist?What was the Significance of Gender to British Imperialism?The Great War: Watershed or Continuity?How did British Imperialism Meet the Nationalist Challenge, 1919-1939?What Effect did the Second World War have on British Imperialism?Decolonization after 1945: How did British Imperialism Come to an End?What was the Cultural Legacy of Imperialism?ChronologySelect BibliographyIndex.

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