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Jackson, Ashley.

The British Empire : a very short introduction / Ashley Jackson. - 1st ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013. - xv, 143 p. : ill., map ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 355 . - Very short introductions ; 355. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-136) and index.

The red on the map -- Defining empire : key characteristics -- Engines of expansion -- Rise and fall -- Writing the Empire story -- Legacies.

ISBN: 9780199605415 0199605416

LCCN: 2012277768

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Imperialism--History.
Colonies.
Imperialism.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--Colonies--History.
Commonwealth countries--History.
Britse Rijk.
Commonwealth countries.
Great Britain.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: DA16 / J238 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 909.0971241