Author: Xavier Guégan

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-11-19

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 1137304189

This is a collection of twelve interdisciplinary essays from international scholars concerned with examining the British experience of Empire since the eighteenth century. It considers themes such as national identity, modernity, culture, social class, diplomacy, consumerism, gender, postcolonialism, and perceptions of Britain's place in the world.