A milestone in the understanding of British history and imperialism, and truly global in its reach, this magisterial account received numerous accolades... from reviewers in its first edition. The first to coin the phrase "gentlemanly capitalism", Cain and Hopkins make the strong and provocative argument that it is impossible to understand the nature and evolution of British imperialism without taking account of the peculiarities of her economic development. In particular, the growth of the financial sector - and above all, the City of London - played a crucial role in shaping the course of British history and Britain's relations overseas. Now with a substantive new introduction and a conclusion, the scope of the original account has been widened to include an innovative discussion of globalization.

Cambridge Perspectives in History provides a range of textbooks and advanced history courses, focusing on key periods and themes in British and European... history.

This essential guide offers a succinct, easy-to-read introduction to the key issues and historiography of British imperialism from the late 18th century... to the present. Each chapter addresses questions posed by the nature of imperialism in its various military, economic, political, and cultural forms, while current controversies--including the impact of Orientalism and post-colonialism--are explained and set in the context of previous debates. The first book in Palgrave Macmillan's new Histories and Controversies series, British Imperialism enables readers to rapidly assimilate both historiography and key aspects of Britain's imperial power and influence.

The third edition of this successful anthology is a thoroughly updated collection of historical literatures that span the period from the British Civil... War to the French Revolution. Fully updated, this anthology retains the historical span and range of major and minor literatures that made the first two editions so successful Represents many texts in their entirety and in their earliest recoverable versions Includes longer selections from some writers too scantly represented in the previous edition including Equiano Mary Barber and Anne Wharton Additional works by major authors, including Pope’s Eloisa to Abelard, and a portion of Lucy Hutchinson’s Order in Disorder. Writers such as Abiezer Cope, John Armstrong, and Ephraim Chambers, have been restored from the first edition Includes new drama selections Added timelines, an alternative listing of contents by theme, and updated head notes make this volume especially accessible to beginning students

The new edition of this successful anthology continues to challenge the boundaries of eighteenth-century literary study whilst thorough revisions make... it even more useful to teachers and students. Includes more Dryden and Behn, as well as Congreve's The Way of the World. Retains the historical span and range of texts, canonical and previously marginalised, that made the first edition so attractive. Continues to represent many texts in their entirety, including Samuel Johnson's Rasselas, Jonathan Swift's A Tale of a Tub, Eliza Haywood's Fantomina, Aphra Behn's Oronooko, Alexander Pope's Rape of the Lock and Daniel Defoe's Shortest Way with the Dissenters. An edited volume of critical essays, British Literature 1640-1789: A Critical Reader (Blackwell Publishers, 1999), accompanies this anthology providing the material for a complete course.

This new comprehensive, and revisionist anthology of what is traditionally categorized as English Romanticism utilizes the most recent historical,... feminist, textual, and cultural methods and scholarship.

This new comprehensive, and revisionist anthology of what is traditionally categorized as English Romanticism utilizes the most recent historical,... feminist, textual, and cultural methods and scholarship.

This title and its companion volume provide an overview of British literature in its social and historical context from the Anglo-Saxon period through... to the twenty-first century. They trace literary developments an all genres, and touch as well on key developments in the history of the language and the history of print culture. They also provide essential historical background for those unfamiliar with the unfolding of British political, social, economic, and cultural history during each of the six periods into which the study of British literature is commonly divided (The Medieval Period, The Renaissance and Early Seventeenth Century, The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century, The Age of Romanticism, The Victorian Era, The Twentieth Century and Beyond). Included are a wide variety of illustrations, including 24 pages of color plates in each volume. The material for British Literature: A Historical Overview has been drawn from the general introductions to the six volumes of the acclaimed Broadview Anthology of British Literature.

This comprehensive guide covers major events in British literature, ranging from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Also includes basic overviews of... literature in Scotland and Ireland. Topics covered include: - the Renaissance - William Shakespeare - the 17th century - the romantic movement - the Victorian age - and much more...

There are many histories of overseas mission and many histories of the last days of Great Britain’s empire in Africa, but there has been no... book-length study on the relationship between them — until now. In British Missionaries and the End of Empire, historian John Stuart thoroughly and critically examines British Protestant missionary experiences during the tumultuous years between 1939 and 1964 in east, central, and southern Africa. Focusing on Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, and Kenya (with an eye for South African influence on mission affairs), Stuart portrays the uneven and evolving relationship between Protestant missionaries, the British empire, and African nationalists. He shows how missionaries sometimes supported empire, sometimes drew comfort from it, sometimes criticized it, yet finally learned to live with its formal demise, continuing their work in the newly formed African independent states even after the end of empire.

"These two attractive volumes replace Selby-Bigge's well-known collection...The present selection is superior in several respects. It is more inclusive,... now that Hume, Hartley, Reid, and Cumberland are put in...It is better arranged, the writers now appearing in chronological order. And besides reediting of the texts, the analytical index has been enormously enlarged and improved...The book will be much more useful to students than its predecessor." -- British Book News

The first substantial overview of the British film industry with emphasis on its genres, stars, and socioeconomic context, British National Cinema by... Sarah Street is an important title in Routledge's new National Cinemas series. British National Cinema synthesizes years of scholarship on British film while incorporating the author' fresh perspective and research. Street divides the study of British cinema into four sections: the relation between the film industry and government; specific film genres; movie stars; and experimental cinema. In addition, this beautifully illustrated volume includes over thirty stills from every sphere of British cinema. British National Cinema will be of great interest to film students and theorists as well as the general reader interested in the fascinating scope of British film.

With films as diverse as Bhaji on the Beach, The Dam Busters, Trainspotting, The Draughtsman’s Contract, Prick Up Your Ears, Ratcatcher, This Is... England and Atonement, British cinema has produced wide-ranging notions of British culture, identity and nationhood. British National Cinema is a comprehensive introduction to the British film industry within an economic, political and social context. British National Cinema analyzes the politics of film and establishes the difficult context within which British producers and directors have worked. Sarah Street questions why British film-making, production and distribution have always been subject to government apathy and financial stringency. In a comparison of Britain and Hollywood, the author asks to what extent was there a ‘star system’ in Britain and what was its real historical and social function. An examination of genres associated with British film, such as Ealing comedies, Hammer horror, ‘heritage’ films and hybrid forms, confirms the eclectic nature of British cinema. In a final evaluation of British film, she examines the existence of ‘other cinemas’: film-making which challenges the traditional concept of cinema and operates outside mainstream structures in order to deconstruct and replace classical styles and conventions. Illustrated with over thirty stills from classic British films, British National Cinema provides an accessible and comprehensive exploration of the fascinating development of British cinema.

Distinguished contributors from a range of disciplines explore the question of Britishness – past, present and future.A lively and authoritative... discussion of an important, timely and contemporary issueInvestigates how devolution has brought a new focus on the future of Britain and the nature of BritishnessDiscusses the challenge of a more diverse society, with the search for a basis of social cohesion and solidarityExamines Gordon Brown's Britishness project, with its aim of producing a statement of British values

The medieval outlaws of Britain maintain a hold on the contemporary imagination judging by their presence in literature and on film. Exploring the... nature of both historical and fictional outlaws, these twelve critical essays survey the literary, historical, and cultural environments that produced them, namely the medieval and early modern periods. Divided into three parts, the text examines the historical records of real outlawed men and women and the representation of Jews in medieval Britain as possible outlaws, outlaws associated specifically with Wales, and the popular figure of Robin Hood and the context of the late medieval poems and plays that feature him as a prominent figure.