The British Empire and its impact on International Relations
Key issue(s)
Empire and European rivalry in the 19th and early 20th centuries; ‘Splendid Isolation’ and retreat from it
Empire and European rivalry in the 19th and early 20th centuries; ‘Splendid Isolation’ and retreat from it
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Many of the key topics that are relevant will already be familiar from British History courses and can also be cross-referred to the discussions in Key Topic 1 on economics, free trade, etc., as well as changed imperial rivalries.
Splendid isolation = convergence of military power, industrial strength and success in imperial acquisition? |
Utagawa, Kuniyoshi, An old man and an old woman playing at neck tug-of-war, circa 1850. JWP 31.34 (accession number), SOAS Library. © SOAS University of London
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Internet Resources
A resource that brings together multiple online databases, many of which are non-subscription, for covering a range of issues from domestic policy to representations of empire during the period up to c.1900 is from Connected History.
A resource that brings together multiple online databases, many of which are non-subscription, for covering a range of issues from domestic policy to representations of empire during the period up to c.1900 is from Connected History.
