The Cambridge Illustrated History of the British Empire
The Cambridge Illustrated History of the British Empire

Author: P. J. Marshall

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2001-08-02

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9780521002547

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Up to World War II and beyond, the British ruled over a vast empire. Modern western attitudes towards the imperial past tend either towards nostalgia for British power or revulsion at what seem to be the abuses of that power. The Cambridge Illustrated History of the British Empire adopts neither of these approaches. It aims to create historical understanding about the British empire on the assumption that such understanding is important for any informed appreciation of the modern world. Through striking illustration and a text written by leading experts, this book examines the experience of colonialism in North America, India, Africa, Australia, and the Caribbean, as well as the impact of the empire on Britain itself. Emphasis is placed on social and cultural history, including slavery, trade, religion, art, and the movement of ideas. How did the British rule their empire? Who benefited economically from the empire? And who lost?

The Cambridge Illustrated History of France
The Cambridge Illustrated History of France

Author: Colin Jones

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1999-05-28

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780521669924

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Combining superb illustration with authoritative text, this is a major political and social history of France from earliest times to the eve of the new millennium. Colin Jones offers not only an expert's account of political, social and cultural developments, but also a fresh and full interpretation of French history. The Cambridge Illustrated History of France places an innovatory emphasis on the importance of issues of regionalism, class, gender and race in the French heritage. Ranging across social, political, geographical and cultural lines - from prehistoric menhirs to the Pompidou Centre, from Louis XIV's Versailles to twentieth-century high-rises, from Marie Antoinette to Marie Claire - the author provides a host of lively and penetrating new insights into the shaping of the modern nation.

Colonial Lives Across the British Empire
Colonial Lives Across the British Empire

Author: David Lambert

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-11-23

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0521847702

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A series of portraits of 'imperial lives' to rethink the history of the British Empire in the nineteenth century.

The Cambridge History of Medicine
The Cambridge History of Medicine

Author: Roy Porter

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-06-05

Total Pages: 11

ISBN-13: 0521864267

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Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, 'The Cambridge History of Medicine' surveys the rise of medicine in the West from classical times to the present. Covering both the social and scientific history of medicine, this volume traces the chronology of key developments and events.

De-Illustrating the History of the British Empire
De-Illustrating the History of the British Empire

Author: Annamaria Motrescu-Mayes

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-05-24

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1000391299

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De-Illustrating the History of the British Empire aims to offer a timely and inclusive contribution to the evolving cross-disciplinary scholarship that connects visual studies with British imperial historiography. The key purpose of this book is to introduce scholars and students of British imperial and Commonwealth history to a clearly presented and diversely themed evaluation of several "visual manuscripts" – images of all genres depicting particular events, personalities, social and cultural contexts – that document the development of some of the British imperial and post-colonial visual literacies history. The concept of "visual manuscripts" alongside theories of visual anthropology and memory studies are addressed across the entire volume thus allowing the readers to approach with greater ease the discourse on imperial iconography and historiography.

Modern Britain, 1750 to the Present
Modern Britain, 1750 to the Present

Author: James Vernon

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2017-04-20

Total Pages: 1068

ISBN-13: 1108293506

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This wide-ranging introduction to the history of modern Britain extends from the eighteenth century to the present day. James Vernon's distinctive history is weaved around an account of the rise, fall and reinvention of liberal ideas of how markets, governments and empires should work. The history takes seriously the different experiences within the British Isles and the British Empire, and offers a global history of Britain. Instead of tracing how Britons made the modern world, Vernon shows how the world shaped the course of Britain's modern history. Richly illustrated with figures and maps, the book features textboxes (on particular people, places and sources), further reading guides, highlighted key terms and a glossary. A supplementary online package includes additional primary sources, discussion questions, and further reading suggestions, including useful links. This textbook is an essential resource for introductory courses on the history of modern Britain.