The Inner Life of Empires: An Eighteenth-Century History
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The Inner Life of Empires: An Eighteenth-Century History is a historical study that traces the interconnected lives of a Scottish family to illuminate the social, economic, and political workings of the British Empire in the eighteenth century.
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| The Inner Life of Empires: An Eighteenth-Century History canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Inner Life of Empires: An Eighteenth-Century History Context triple: [Emma Georgina Rothschild, notableWork, The Inner Life of Empires: An Eighteenth-Century History]
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After Tamerlane: The Global History of Empire Since 1405
After Tamerlane: The Global History of Empire Since 1405 is a major historical study by John Darwin that examines the rise and transformation of global empires from the early 15th century to the modern era.
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B.
Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain
Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain is a historical study that examines the rise, structure, and legacy of the British Empire within a global context.
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The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830–1970
The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830–1970 is a major historical study by John Darwin that analyzes the development, global reach, and eventual decline of the British Empire in the modern era.
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D.
Gunpowder Empires
Gunpowder Empires refers to the powerful early modern Islamic states—primarily the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires—that expanded and maintained control using firearms, artillery, and centralized military-bureaucratic systems.
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E.
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Inner Life of Empires: An Eighteenth-Century History Target entity description: The Inner Life of Empires: An Eighteenth-Century History is a historical study that traces the interconnected lives of a Scottish family to illuminate the social, economic, and political workings of the British Empire in the eighteenth century.
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A.
After Tamerlane: The Global History of Empire Since 1405
After Tamerlane: The Global History of Empire Since 1405 is a major historical study by John Darwin that examines the rise and transformation of global empires from the early 15th century to the modern era.
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B.
Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain
Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain is a historical study that examines the rise, structure, and legacy of the British Empire within a global context.
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C.
The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830–1970
The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830–1970 is a major historical study by John Darwin that analyzes the development, global reach, and eventual decline of the British Empire in the modern era.
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D.
Gunpowder Empires
Gunpowder Empires refers to the powerful early modern Islamic states—primarily the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires—that expanded and maintained control using firearms, artillery, and centralized military-bureaucratic systems.
-
E.
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation is a landmark two-volume historical study by Peter Gay that analyzes the ideas, culture, and leading figures of the 18th-century Enlightenment in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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historical study ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
economic history
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history ⓘ political history ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| approach |
biographical
ⓘ
microhistorical ⓘ |
| author |
Emma Georgina Rothschild
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surface form:
Emma Rothschild
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| examines |
economic networks of the British Empire
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political networks of the British Empire ⓘ social structures of the British Empire ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Johnstone family ⓘ |
| genre |
history
ⓘ
imperial history ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
ebook
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
scholars of history
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students of imperial history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
British Empire
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Scottish family history ⓘ eighteenth century ⓘ |
| nonFiction | true ⓘ |
| notableFor | linking individual lives to imperial structures ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| publisher | Princeton University Press ⓘ |
| setting |
British Empire
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 18th century ⓘ |
| topic |
colonial administration
ⓘ
commerce and trade ⓘ gender and family relations ⓘ law and legal disputes ⓘ slavery in the British Empire ⓘ war and military service ⓘ |
| uses |
family correspondence
ⓘ
imperial administrative records ⓘ legal records ⓘ |
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