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Building Better Britains? : Settler Societies in the British World, 1783-1920 /

The impact of empires and the lingering presence of colonialism continue to be major preoccupations for scholars in the twenty-first century. This concise text explores the spread of settler colonies within the British Empire over the course of the nineteenth century, specifically those in New Zeala...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Morgan, Cecilia (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2021]
Colección:International Themes and Issues
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Maps
  • Introduction: Better Britains?: Settler Societies Within the British Empire 1783-1920
  • 1 Colonial Frontiers and Contact Zones: Indigenous Peoples and Settler Encounters
  • 2 "Peopling," Settling, and Governing
  • 3 Settler Economies: Local Contexts and Imperial Networks
  • 4 Creating Civil Society
  • 5 Creating Settler Identities
  • Conclusion: Better Britains?
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index