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The Lancet, a leading health science journal, has published a political editorial, raising interest in the impact of British colonization on the current status of healthcare, economy and development of the Indian subcontinent.
Raman Kumar
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The industrialized Western powers, seeking free trade, raw materials and market, turned their faces to the underdeveloped states of the Middle and the Far East in the 19th century.
Cezmi Eraslan
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Cultures of Display: The Mirror of Imperialism
Imperial history in general received very little attention in British universities until the 1950s. Until that time, such history was treated in highly ethnocentric ways, often with a specific focus on imperial rule from above.
John M. MacKenzie
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Prospects for a 'Bewältigung' of Extreme Violence in Britain’s Imperial Past
This article addresses how (‘selective’) British memory has served to emphasize the extreme violence perpetrated by others at the expense of a critical examination of brutalities in ‘British history’.
Michelle Gordon
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EVOLUTION OF THE CONCEPT OF «WHITE MAN'S BURDEN» IN THE BRITISH CINEMA OF 20TH CENTURY
The article discusses the features of the evolution on the silver screen so-called "white man's burden" or "civilizing mission" in the British colonies of the British Empire. The means of research were British feature films 1930-1980-ies.
E. E. Ibrayev
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GHOSTS OF AN EMPIRE: BRITISH LEGACIES IN ASIA
One hundred years ago, the British Empire controlled a quarter of the world’s area and population. Today only a dozen tiny islands remain of this once great empire.
Michael Share
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Jews and the British Empire c.1900 [PDF]
In the years of high imperialism at the beginning of the twentieth century what bearing did the British Empire have on the Jews, or Jews on the British Empire? The silence of scholarship might lead us to answer ‘not very much’.
Feldman, David
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Beefeaters, British History and the Empire in Asia and Australasia since 1826 [PDF]
The Yeoman Warders at the Tower of London (colloquially known as ‘Beefeaters’) have been represented as a quintessential part of British history. Their distinctive Tudor costumes and their highly visible role at the Tower made them iconic symbols of ...
Ward, Paul
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The “Diary” of the Soviet diplomat I. M. Maisky, who worked in London for more than ten years first as a messenger, then as the Soviet ambassador to the UK, is one of the valuable sources for the interwar period and the Second World War.
E. V. Khakhalkina
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With the end of the South African War believed to be in sight, British policy makers in South Africa created the South African Constabulary (SAC) in late 1900 to provide law and order over the new Transvaal and Orange River colonies.
Scott C Spencer
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