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This is an important, revisionist account of the origins of the British Empire in Asia in the early modern period. David Veevers uncovers a hidden world of tran
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The story of the British Empire is a familiar one: Britain came, it saw, it conquered, forging a glorious world empire upon which the sun never set. In fact, fa
Advancing Empire
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This book explores seventeenth-century English overseas expansion, offering a unique interpretation of the history of the early modern English Empire.
Edge of Empire
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Authors: Maya Jasanoff
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In this imaginative book, Maya Jasanoff uncovers the extraordinary stories of collectors who lived on the frontiers of the British Empire in India and Egypt, tr
The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume I: The Origins of Empire
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The Oxford History of the British Empire is a major new assessment of the Empire in the light of recent scholarship and the progressive opening of historical re