The Colonial Empires: A Comparative Survey from the Eighteenth Century

Fischer-Weltgeschichte #29

by David K. Fieldhouse

Tha author argues that empire meant power and authority and examines 3 main questions about empire. How and why were colonies acquired? How were they governed What advantages did they provide for their master?

Genres: History, Nonfiction

476 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1965

About the author

David Kenneth Fieldhouse, FBA, is a prominent historian of the British Empire who between 1981 and 1992 held the Vere Harmsworth Professorship of Imperial and Naval History at the University of Cambridge.