Táto edícia sa ponorila do zložitej a mnohostrannej histórie imperializmu. Skúma jeho ekonomické, politické a kultúrne dopady na globálnej úrovni. Séria ponúka kritické pohľady na koloniálne mocnosti aj kolonizované spoločnosti. Je to zásadný zdroj pre každého, kto sa zaujíma o formovanie moderného sveta.
This book looks at imperial heroes from behind the legends of a dozen major colonial figures on both sides of the Channel, revisiting the familiar stories under a radically new angle. It demonstrates how their reputations were made over several decades, and depicts the milieus and individuals who supported, and benefited from, these heroic stories. -- .
In this illuminating study John M. Mackenzie explores the manifestations of the imperial idea, from the trappings of royalty through writers like G. A. Henty to the humble cigarette card. He shows that it was so powerful and pervasive that it outlived the passing of Empire itself. -- .
This is the first book-length study wholly devoted to assessing the array of ties between Scotland and the Caribbean that bound the Atlantic World together in the later eighteenth century. -- .