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The Cambridge history of the British Empire

J. Holland Rose (Editor), Arthur Percival Newton (Editor), E. A. Benians (Editor), Henry Dodwell (Editor)
The publication in 1933 of the Australia volume of the Cambridge History of the British Empire was a landmark in historical interpretation of the nation and its place in the world. In 1988, Cambridge University Press reissued this volume. Professor Geoffrey Bolton's introduction assesses the importance, historical context and legacy of the volume.
Print Book, English, 1929
The University Press, Cambridge [England], 1929
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8 volumes in 9 ; 25 cm
9780521356213, 0521356210
1473561
v. 1. The old empire from the beginnings to 1783
Introduction / Charles Lucas
England and the opening of the Atlantic / J.A. Williamson
The beginnings of English colonisation, 1569-1618 / A.P. Newton
Sea power. The spirit of adventure / J. Holland Rose ; National security and expansion, 1580-1660 / J. Holland Rose
The great emigration, 1618-1648 / A.P. Newton
International law and the outer world, 1450-1648 / A. Pearce Higgins
The beginnings of an imperial policy, 1649-1660 / J.A. Williamson
The colonies after the Restoration, 1660-1713 / J.A. Williamson
The acts of trade / Charles M. Andrews
Rivalry for colonial power, 1660-1713 / W.F. Reddaway
The West Indies and the Spanish-American trade, 1713-1748 / Lillian M. Penson
Rivalry for colonial power, 1714-1748 / W.F. Reddaway
The development of the colonies under the first Georges, 1714-1755 / Cecil Headlam
The government of the empire, 1660-1763 / Charles M. Andrews
The English slave trade and the African settlements / Eveline C. Martin
The Seven Years' War / W.F. Reddaway
The Peace of Paris / H.W.V. Temperley
Sea power and expansion, 1660-1763 / J. Holland Rose
The growth of international law, maritime rights and colonial titles, 1643-1763 / A. Pearce Higgins
Mercantilism and the colonies / J.F. Rees
The Constitution and the EMPIRE : from Bacon to Blackstone / J. Ewing
Imperial reconstruction / Cecil Headlam
The constitutional struggle with the American colonies, 1765-1776 / Cecil Headlam
International relations in the colonial sphere, 1763-1783 / Cecil Headlam
The War of the American Revolution, 1775-1782 / C.T. Atkinson
The American Revolution and British politics, 1776-1783 / Cecil Headlam
The literature and social life of the old empire / H.E. Egerton. v. 2. The growth of the new empire, 1783-1870
The beginnings of the new empire, 1783-1793 / E.A. Benians
The conflict with revolutionary France, 1793-1802 / J. Holland Rose
The struggle with Napoleon, 1803-1815 / J. Holland Rose
The new imperial system, 1783-1815 / Vincent Harlow
The abolition of the slave trade / R. Coupland
The Industrial Revolution and the colonies, 1783-1822 / J.H. Clapham
Anglo-French colonial rivalry, 1815-1848 / W.F. Reddaway
Colonial problems and colonial policy, 1815-1837 / Paul Knaplund
The emancipation of the slaves, 1807-1838 / W.L. Mathieson
Colonial self-government, 1838-1852 / J.R.M. Butler
The movement towards free trade, 1820-1853 / C.R. Fay
Problems of settlement. Transportation / Ernest Scott ; Emigration and land policy, 1815-1873 / J.L. Morison
The development of the Crown Colonies, 1815-1845. The sugar colonies ; The Bahamas, Bermuda, British Honduras ; Ceylon / C.W. Guillebaud
International colonial rivalry. The New World, 1815-1870 / A.P. Newton ; Great Britain and France, 1848-1870 / W.F. Reddaway
The routes to the East, 1815-1870 / E.A. Walker
The Straits Settlements, 1815-1863 / H.H. Dodwell
The exploration of Africa, 1783-1870 / E. Heawood
British enterprise in tropical Africa, 1783-1870 / A.P. Newton
Colonial self-government, 1852-1870 / E.A. Benians
The Crown Colonies, 1845-1870. The sugar colonies ; The Bahamas, Bermuda, British Honduras ; Ceylon / C.W. Guillebaud
Free trade and commercial expansion, 1853-1870. Trade and communications ; Banking and investment / H.J. Habakkuk
Imperial defence, 1815-1870 / W.C.B. Tunstall
International law and the growth of the Empire, 1783-1870 / A. Pearce Higgins. v. 3. The Empire-Commonwealth, 1870-1919 / general editors: E.A. Benians, James Butler, C.E. Carrington
The Empire in the new age, 1870-1919 / E.A. Benians
Imperial questions in British politics, 1868-1880 / J.R.M. Butler
The opening of tropical Africa, 1870-1885 / J. Simmons
International rivalry in the colonial sphere, 1869-1885 / F.H. Hinsley
Imperial problems in British politics, 1880-1895. Outlooks on empire ; Domestic factors in imperial policy ; South African problems in British politics ; Australasian questions ; Problems of Indian security ; Dissensions over Egypt ; Unionism and imperialism ; Consolidationist policy in tropical Africa ; Expansionist strategy and the charter policy ; Problems of imperial unity ; British imperialism / R.E. Robinson
Finance, trade and communications, 1870-1895 / E.A. Benians
Imperial defence, 1870-1897 / W.C.B. Tunstall
International rivalry, 1885-1895 / F.H. Hinsley
The British Empire and the United States of America, 1870-1914 / Anthony Steel
Changing attitudes and widening responsibilities, 1895-1914. An imperial issue in British politics : South Africa ; The emergence of twentieth-century issues in the indigenous colonial empire ; Dominion nationalism and the emergent Commonwealth / A.F. Madden
Development of the Imperial Conference, 1887-1914 / J.E. Tyler
Imperial finance, trade, and communications, 1895-1914 / G.S. Graham
British foreign policy and colonial questions, 1895-1904 / F.H. Hinsley
Great Britain and the powers, 1904-1914 / F.H. Hinsley
Imperial defence, 1897-1914 / W.C.B. Tunstall
The Empire at war, 1914-1918. The Navy and the gathering of the armies ; The Turkish war ; Four colonial campaigns in Africa ; The Western Front, 1915,-1917 ; War policy and organisation ; The last campaigns ; A summary of the British war effort / C.E. Carrington
The Empire and the peace treaties, 1918-1921 / K.C. Wheare
International law and colonial questions, 1870-1914 / H. Lauterpacht
The Colonial Office, 1801-1925 / R.B. Pugh. v. 4. British India, 1497-1858
v. 5. The Indian Empire, 1858-1918. v. 6. Canada and Newfoundland
The geographical and ethnical background / A.P. Coleman and D. Jenness
The founding of Acadia and Canada / G. Lanctot
The old regime / T. Chapais
The struggle for supremacy in America. 1682-1748 / J. Holland Rose ; 1749-1760 / C.T. Atkinson
Newfoundland, to 1783 / A.P. Newton
The problem of government, 1760-1774 / A.L. Burt
British North America and the American Revolution, 1774-1791 / Duncan A. McArthur
British North America under repreesentative government, 1791-1812 / Duncan A. McArthur
The War of 1812 / Duncan A. McArthur
British North America under repreesentative government. Lower Canada (1815-1837) / C.E.F ; Upper Canada (1815-1837) / J.L. Morison ; The maritime provinces (1815-1840) / Chester Martin
The mission of the Earl of Durham / J.L. Morison
Canada under responsible government, 1840-1854 / J.L. Morison
Canada under responsible government, 1854-1867 / Oscar D. Skelton
The maritime provinces, 1840-1867 / Chester Martin
The financial development of British North America, 1840-1867 / Adam Shortt
The opening of the west / L.J. Burpee
Newfoundland, 1783 to 1867 / C. Alexander Harris
The coming of confederation / R.G. Trotter
Expansion of the Dominion, to 1880 / R.G. Trotter
Political parties and railway policy, 1867-1885 / W. Stewart Wallace
The Conservative and Liberal administrations, 1885-1911 / W. Stewart Wallace
The settlement of the prairies, 1867-1914 / E.H. Oliver
The settlement and progress of British Columbia, 1871-1914 / F.W. Howay
The pioneering spirit / Robert A. Falconer
The economic development of Canada, 1867-1921. Communications / W.T. Jackman ; Agriculture / J. Coke ; Industrial development / A. Brady ; Finance and banking / A.J. Glazebrook ; Commercial policy and the development of commerce / S.A. Cudmore ; The maritime provinces / C.R. Fay and H.A. Innis
Newfoundland, 1867-1921 / C.A. Harris
The Constitution and its working, 1867-1921 / W.P.M. Kennedy
Canada and the Empire, 1884-1921 / N.W. Rowell
Canada in the World War, 1914-1918 / William W
Canada in 1918-1921 / W. Stewart Wallace
Cultural development. French / R. La Roque de Roquebrune and E. Montpetit ; English / Robert Falconer. v. 7. pt. 1. Australia
v. 7, pt. 2. New Zealand
v. 8. South Africa
Includes indexes