Crowns and colonies : European monarchies and overseas empires /
This collection of original essays explores the connections between monarchy and colonialism, from the old regime empires down to the Commonwealth of today. With case studies drawn from Britain, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Italy, the chapters analyse constitutional questions about the role...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding Book |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2016
Manchester [UK] : 2016 |
| Series: | Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)
Studies in imperialism |
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| Summary: | This collection of original essays explores the connections between monarchy and colonialism, from the old regime empires down to the Commonwealth of today. With case studies drawn from Britain, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Italy, the chapters analyse constitutional questions about the role of the crown in overseas empires, the pomp and pageantry of the monarchy as it transferred to the colonies, and the fate of indigenous sovereigns under European colonial control |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC "Most of the chapters in this volume were presented in earlier versions, among other papers, at a conference on 'Crowns and Colonies: Monarchies and Colonial Empires' held at the University of Sydney in June 2014."--Page xii |
| Physical Description: | xii, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm xii, 336 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1784993158 9781784993153 |