The Oxford History of the British Empire Volume V: Historiography |
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| Editor:
| Winks, Robin
Low, Alain |
| Author:
| Louis, Wm. Roger |
| Series title: | Oxford History of the British Empire Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-820566-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1999 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $314.50AUD $395.00 |
Book Description:
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The Oxford History of the British Empire is a major new assessment of the Empire in the light of recent scholarship and the progressive opening of historical records. This fifth and final volume examines the historiography of empire, investigating the shape and development of scholarly and popular opinion about the British Empire over the centuries. It discusses the ways in which public pressures, current events, the personal backgrounds of authors, the existing literature, and even...
More DescriptionThe Oxford History of the British Empire is a major new assessment of the Empire in the light of recent scholarship and the progressive opening of historical records. This fifth and final volume examines the historiography of empire, investigating the shape and development of scholarly and popular opinion about the British Empire over the centuries. It discusses the ways in which public pressures, current events, the personal backgrounds of authors, the existing literature, and even the nature of university and library development have influenced writings about empire broadly, and the British Empire specifically.