1st Edition

Longman Companion to the Formation of the European Empires, 1488-1920

By Muriel E. Chamberlain Copyright 2000
276 Pages
by Routledge

276 Pages
by Routledge

276 Pages
by Routledge

The European empires as they existed from the Age of Discovery until after the First World War shaped the modern world. So great has been their political, economic and cultural influence that to fully understand contemporary history and events, it is essential to have an understanding of the imperial past.  This book is an impressive achievement. It brings together in one comprehensive... Read more
List of Maps. Preface. I. CHRONOLOGY. 1. The Foundations. 2. Eighteenth-Century Competition for Empire. 3. Loss and Continuity. 4. The New Imperialism. 5. Imperialism and the First World War. Biographies. Glossary. Appendices. Bibliography. Maps. Index.

Biography

Muriel E. Chamberlain