"imperialisme" . . "Impérialisme." . "Commonwealth." . . "Great Britain Colonies History." . . "Great Britain Foreign relations." . . "Imperialism Social aspects Great Britain." . . "Decolonization Great Britain Colonies History." . . "Großbritannien." . . "Imperialismus." . . "historie" . . . . "Grande-Bretagne" . . "Commonwealth countries" . . "ebrary, Inc." . . "Great Britain" . . "Impero britannico Storia." . . "Impero britannico storia." . "Decolonization Colonies Great Britain History." . . "Civilization, Modern British influences." . . . . . . "This is a broad survey of the history of the British Empire from its beginnings to its demise. It offers a comprehensive analysis not just of political events and territorial conquests but paints a picture of what life was like under colonial rule, both for those who ruled and for those whose countries came under British authority. There has been a lively debate in recent years about whether empires generally are good or bad things, and the British Empire has been very much at the centre of that debate, with a number of voices arguing that it was a kinder, gentler Empire than its ri."@en . . . . "British Empire"@it . "L'impero britannico" . . "L'impero britannico"@it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The British Empire : Sunrise to Sunset" . . . . . . "The British Empire : sunrise to sunset" . "The British Empire Sunrise to Sunset"@en . "The empire is typically viewed as distant and tropical; by contrast, this book examines the effects of the empire on men, women and children across the globe: both those under imperial rule and those who implemented it. Looking beyond politics and diplomacy, Philippa Levine combines a traditional approach to colonial history with an investigation of the experience of living within the empire. Spanning the period from Cromwell's rule to decolonization in the late twentieth century, and including an extensive chronology for ease of reference, Levine considers the impact of British rule for people in Africa, India and Australia, as well as for the English rulers, and for the Welsh, Scots and Irish who were subject to 'internal colonialism' under the English yoke. --From publisher's description." . "Electronic books"@en . "Electronic books" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The British empire : sunrise to sunset" . . . . . . . "The British Empire : sunrise to Sunset" . . . "Violent, powerful, vast: the British Empire is typically viewed as distant and tropical. By contrast, this book examines the effects of the empire on men, women and children across the globe: both those under imperial rule and those who implemented it. Looking beyond politics and diplomacy, Philippa Levine combines a traditional approach to colonial history with an investigation of the experience of living within the empire. Spanning the period from Cromwell's rule to decolonization in the late twentieth century, and including an extensive chronology for ease of reference, Levine considers the impact of British rule for people in Africa, India and Australia, as well as for the English rulers, and for the Welsh, Scots and Irish who were subject to 'internal colonialism' under the English yoke. Imperialism often led to serious unrest; Levine examines the cruel side of imperialism's purportedly 'civilizing' mission unflinchingly." . . . "The British Empire sunrise to sunset" . "The British Empire sunrise to sunset"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "British Empire"@en . "History" . "History"@en . "Commonwealth" . . "Gran Bretagna" . . "Storbritannien" . . "Commonwealth countries History." . . "HISTORY World." . . "Reich." . . "Décolonisation Grande-Bretagne Histoire." . .