This is a collection of twelve interdisciplinary essays from international scholars concerned with examining the British experience of Empire since the eighteenth century. It considers themes such as national identity, modernity, culture, social class, diplomacy, consumerism, gender, postcolonialism, and perceptions of Britain's place in the world.
Author Biography:
Marc Alexander, Lecturer, University of Glasgow, UK Anna Bocking-Welch, Teaching Fellow, University of York, UK James Canton, University of Essex, UK Matthew Day, Head of English, Newman University College, Birmingham, UK John Fisher, Senior Lecturer, University of the West of England, UK Henrika Kuklick, Professor, University of Pennsylvania, USA John M. MacKenzie, Fellow, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, UK Jane McDermid, Reader, University of Southampton, UK David Rock, Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA Kerry Sinanan, Lecturer, University of the West of England, UK Andrew Struan, political historian, University of Glasgow, UK Michael Talbot, PhD, SOAS, UK