The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830–1970

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf history book
non-fiction book
scholarly monograph
analyzes economic structures of the British Empire
imperial networks
political structures of the British Empire
strategic structures of the British Empire
approach comparative imperial history
global-systems perspective
author John Darwin (historian)
surface form: John Darwin
centralConcept British world-system
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coversRegion Africa
Americas
Asia
Britain NERFINISHED
Europe
Oceania
examines geopolitics of the British Empire
impact of world wars on the British Empire
interaction of empire with global capitalism
processes of imperial decline
relationship between metropole and colonies
field imperial and colonial studies
modern history
focusesOn decline of the British Empire
global reach of the British Empire
rise of the British world-system
genre academic history
language English
notableFor analysis of British Empire as a world-system
comprehensive synthesis of modern British imperial history
placesInContext British Empire within global power systems
British Empire within international economy
subject British Empire
decolonization
global history
imperial history
timePeriodCovered 1830–1970
usedIn university courses on British Empire
university courses on global history

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John Darwin (historian) notableWork The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830–1970
subject surface form: John Darwin