Longman Companion to the Formation of the European Empires, 1488-1920

by Muriel E. Chamberlain

Overview

The European empires as they existed from the Age of Discovery until after the First World War shaped the modern world. So great has been their political, economic and cultural influence that to fully understand contemporary history and events, it is essential to have an understanding of the imperial past. This book is an impressive achievement. It brings together in one comprehensive volume, all the essential facts and figures relating to the process of empire-building by the European powers. It complements the Longman Companion to European Decolonisation in the Twentieth Century by the same author - together they help to explain why different empires had different philosophies, dissolved in different ways, and left different legacies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138161511
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/07/2017
Series:	Longman Companions To History
Pages:	276
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Muriel E. Chamberlain

Table of Contents

List of Maps. Preface. I. CHRONOLOGY. 1. The Foundations. 2. Eighteenth-Century Competition for Empire. 3. Loss and Continuity. 4. The New Imperialism. 5. Imperialism and the First World War. Biographies. Glossary. Appendices. Bibliography. Maps. Index.