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1 online resource |
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| Summary |
A fascinating new study in which John McAleer explores the maritime gateway to Asia around the Cape of Good Hope and its critical role in the establishment, consolidation and maintenance of the British Empire in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Situated at the centre of a maritime chain that connected seas and continents, this gateway bridged the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, which, with its commercial links and strategic requirements, formed a global web that reflected the development of the British Empire in the period. The book examines how contemporaries perceived, understood and represented this area; the ways in which it worked℗¡as an alternative hub of empire, enabling the movement of people, goods, and ideas, as well as facilitating information and intelligence exchanges; and the networks of administration, security and control that helped to cement British imperial power. |
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Introduction : the master link of connection -- The key to India : consolidating the gateway to the East -- A sword in the hands : European rivals, imperial designs, colonial problems -- A constant and unreserved correspondence : networks of knowledge exchange -- The great outwork and bulwark of India : troops, military manoeuvres and defending the eastern empire -- Conclusions : the connection between the settlements becomes more intimate. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- History -- 1795-1872.
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Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) -- Politics and government -- 1795-1872.
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British -- South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope.
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British. |
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South Africa -- Cape of Good Hope. |
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa -- History.
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Great Britain. |
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Colonies. |
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Africa. |
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- Asia -- History.
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Asia. |
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administration -- History.
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Administration. |
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations.
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International relations. |
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History. |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain. |
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British colonies. |
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Diplomatic relations. |
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Colonies -- Administration. |
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Politics and government. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
1795-1872 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McAleer, John. Britain's maritime empire. Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017 9781107100725 1107100720 (DLC) 2015036419 (OCoLC)923794008 |
| ISBN |
9781316181362 (electronic book) |
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1316181367 (electronic book) |
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9781316555620 |
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1316555623 |
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9781316553664 |
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1316553663 |
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9781107100725 |
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1107100720 |
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9781107498211 |
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