This fascinating and highly useful book examines the rise of the British empire and the various debates among historians of imperialism over the past two hundred years. It discusses why the empire is so attractive to historians, why there is so much debate and controversy surrounding the subject, and how different generations of historians have read the various episodes in the history of the empire often radically differently. Chapters look at the enduring fascination with the empire among historians; early twentieth century economic explanations for the dynamic expansion of the empire in...
This fascinating and highly useful book examines the rise of the British empire and the various debates among historians of imperialism over the past ...
This fascinating and highly useful book examines the rise of the British empire and the various debates among historians of imperialism over the past two hundred years. It discusses why the empire is so attractive to historians, why there is so much debate and controversy surrounding the subject, and how different generations of historians have read the various episodes in the history of the empire often radically differently. Chapters look at the enduring fascination with the empire among historians; early twentieth century economic explanations for the dynamic expansion of the empire in the...
This fascinating and highly useful book examines the rise of the British empire and the various debates among historians of imperialism over the past ...
Commodities, Ports and Asian Maritime Trade Since 1750 explores how British, European and Asian commercial networks interacted in the period from 1750 to today. Its central theme is the way in which these processes affectively created an 'Asian Commercial World' based on trading and financial linkages across the region, and movements of commodities. It also looks at the way in which merchants from different ethnic and linguistic backgrounds negotiated barriers of language and business culture to establish effective working relations and to create a unique and dynamic regional environment,...
Commodities, Ports and Asian Maritime Trade Since 1750 explores how British, European and Asian commercial networks interacted in the period from 1750...
After decades of flying under the radar, co-operation as a principle of business and socio-economic organisation is moving from the margins of political thought into the mainstream. Following the 2008 financial crisis, the consequences of resource inequalities at local and global levels have become more apparent to political leaders and the public at large, leading to a renewal of interest in the international co-operative movement, which today includes nearly one billion co-operative members worldwide.
In the West, declining trust in the investor-led business model and the...
After decades of flying under the radar, co-operation as a principle of business and socio-economic organisation is moving from the margins of poli...
The Sounds of Navajo Poetry analyzes five poems by Navajo poet Rex Lee Jim in order to think through questions of linguistic relativity and translation.
The Sounds of Navajo Poetry analyzes five poems by Navajo poet Rex Lee Jim in order to think through questions of linguistic relativity and translatio...
