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  • The British Empire through buildings

    Structure, function and meaning

    Buildings provide tremendous insights into the character of imperialism, not least in the manner in which Western forms were spread across the globe. They reveal the projection of power and authority in colonised landscapes, as well the economic ambitions and social and cultural needs of colonial peoples in all types of colonies. They also represent a colonial order of social classes and racial ... Read more

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  • Scotland and the British Empire

    Series series Oxford History of the British Empire Companion Series
    The extraordinary influence of Scots in the British Empire has long been recognized. As administrators, settlers, temporary residents, professionals, plantation owners, and as military personnel, they were strikingly prominent in North America, the Caribbean, Australasia, South Africa, India, and colonies in South-East Asia and Africa. Throughout these regions they brought to bear distinctive ... Read more

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  • The Scots in South Africa

    Ethnicity, identity, gender and race, 1772–1914

    Series Book 68 - Studies in Imperialism
    The description of South Africa as a 'rainbow nation' has always been taken to embrace the black, brown and white peoples who constitute its population. But each of these groups can be sub-divided and in the white case, the Scots have made one of the most distinctive contributions to the country's history.Now available in paperback, this book is a full-length study of their role from the ... Read more

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    The End of Empire and the Future of Democracy in 21st Century America

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    The Royal Navy in South Africa, 1899–1900

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