| Description |
7 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guide (72 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 22 cm.). |
| Series |
Modern scholar. |
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Modern scholar.
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| Bibliography |
Course guide includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Lecture 1. The Tudor Empire from the discovery of Newfoundland to the founding of Virginia and the death of Elizabeth I -- Lecture 2. Colonies in the New World -- Lecture 3. The British in India, c. 1600-1815 -- Lecture 4. The American Revolution and the restructured Empire -- Lecture 5. Australia and New Zealand: convicts, settlers, and self-government -- Lecture 6. Ireland: mother country or exploited British colony? -- Lecture 7. The Canadian crisis and the spread of internal colonial self-government -- Lecture 8. Trade dominion: the profits and commerce of empire -- Lecture 9. The British Raj, 1815 to 1904: the high noon of empire in India -- Lecture 10. The Suez Canal, Egypt, Sudan, and the Middle East -- Lecture 11. The partition of Africa: opening up the dark continent -- Lecture 12. Empire builders and empire critics -- Lecture 13. Conflict and war in South Africa -- Lecture 14. Hurrah for the Jubilee! Queen Victoria's 1897 Diamond Jubilee and the meaning of empire. |
| Performer |
Lectures delivered by Professor Denis Judd, London Metropolitan University. |
| Summary |
This course examines the growth and development of the largest empire in world history, the British Empire, beginning with the late 15th-century Tudor dynasty and ending with the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. |
| System Details |
Compact disc. |
| Form |
Issued also on cassette. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Imperial federation -- Sound recordings.
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Great Britain -- History -- Sound recordings.
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- Sound recordings.
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| Added Title |
Rise of the British Empire from 1497 to 1901 |
| ISBN |
1402595883 |
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1402595891 course guide |
| Music No. |
UC048 Recorded Books |
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UT048 Recorded Books |
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