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100	1		_aFaught, C. Brad, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe new A-Z of empire : _ba concise handbook of British imperial history / _cC. Brad Faught.
264		1	_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bI. B.Tauris, _c2011.
300			_axii, 308 pages ; _c23 cm
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia _bn
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThe British Empire, especially in its late-Victorian heyday, spanned the world and linked a quarter of world's population to Britain through a shared, official, allegiance to the Crown. In the long history of empires the British imperial state was among the most powerful ever and a major global player. "A New A-Z of Empire" catches the current burgeoning interest in empires and covers over 400 years of British imperial history from the founding of the East India Company in 1600, to the 'First' and 'Second' British Empires, the time of 'High Empire' following the War of American Indep.
650		7	_aImperialism _xHistory _vEncyclopedias. _2BUEsh
651		7	_aGreat Britain _xColonies _xHistory _vEncyclopedias. _2BUEsh
653			_bBUSBOL _cMarch2017
655			_vReading book
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