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A history of the Royal Navy : empire and imperialism /
The British Empire, the largest empire in history, was fundamentally a maritime one. Britain's imperial power was inextricably tied to the strength of the Royal Navy the ability to protect and extend Britain's political and economic interests overseas, and to provide the vital bonds that c...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
I.B. Tauris,
2015.
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| Colección: | History of the Royal Navy series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The British Empire, the largest empire in history, was fundamentally a maritime one. Britain's imperial power was inextricably tied to the strength of the Royal Navy the ability to protect and extend Britain's political and economic interests overseas, and to provide the vital bonds that connected the metropole with the colonies. This book will examine the intrinsic relationship between the Royal Navy and the empire, by examining not only the navy s expansionist role on land and sea, but also the ideological and cultural influence it exerted for both the coloniser and colonised. |
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| Notas: | Published in association with the National Museum of the Royal Navy. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 238 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 214-224) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780857726193 0857726196 9780857739612 0857739611 9780755618620 0755618629 |