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10%OFFCecilia Morgan - Building Better Britains?: Settler Societies in the British World, 1783-1920 - 9781442607521 - V9781442607521
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Building Better Britains?: Settler Societies in the British World, 1783-1920

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Description for Building Better Britains?: Settler Societies in the British World, 1783-1920 Paperback. This concise text explores the spread of settler colonies within the British Empire over the course of the nineteenth century, specifically those in New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, and Australia. Series: International Themes & Issues. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.

The impact of empires and the lingering presence of colonialism continue to be major preoccupations for scholars in the twenty-first century. This concise text explores the spread of settler colonies within the British Empire over the course of the nineteenth century, specifically those in New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, and Australia.

In Building Better Britains?, Cecilia Morgan examines how imperial powers reshaped the lives and landscapes of millions through colonial relationships with Indigenous peoples, and the processes of migration and settlement that facilitated the British Empire’s global expansion. Identity and culture in geographically diverse settler societies are compared, highlighting ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
International Themes & Issues
Condition
New
Weight
299g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442607521
SKU
V9781442607521
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Ref
99-1

About Cecilia Morgan
Cecilia Morgan is Professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto. She is the author of Commemorating Canada: History, Heritage, and Memory, 1850–1990s (2016), as well as Creating Colonial Pasts: History, Memory, and Commemoration in Southern Ontario, 1860–1980 (2015).

Reviews for Building Better Britains?: Settler Societies in the British World, 1783-1920
‘A useful addition to the growing field of settler colonialism, this book is an excellent introduction to the topic… Highly recommended.’
C.V. Reed
Choice Magazine vol 55:02:2017
‘The text is incredibly timely… Morgan successfully uncovers the complexities of the British world colonial encounter… Future historians can now build upon the platform and further broach questions of interaction ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Building Better Britains?: Settler Societies in the British World, 1783-1920


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