British Imperial Strategies in the Pacific, 1750-1900, 1st Edition eBook

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The focus of this volume is Britain’s trans-Pacific empire. This began with haphazard challenges to Spanish dominion, but by the end of the 18th century, the British had established a colony in Australia and had gone to the brink of war with Spain to establish trading rights in the north Pacific. These rights led to formal colonies in Vancouver Island and British Columbia, when Britain sought to maintain a north Pacific presence despite American expansionism. In the later 19th century the international ’scramble for the Pacific’ resulted in new British colonies and protectorates in the Pacific islands. The result was a complex imperial presence, created from a variety of motives and circumstances. The essays selected here take account of the wide range of economic, political and cultural factors which prompted British expansion, creating tension in Britain’s imperial identity in the Pacific, and leaving Pacific peoples with a complicated and challenging legacy. Along with the important new introduction, they provide a basis for the reassessment of British imperialism in the Pacific region.

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British Imperial Strategies in the Pacific, 1750-1900 1st Edition is written by Jane Samson and published by Routledge. The Digital and eTextbook ISBNs for British Imperial Strategies in the Pacific, 1750-1900 are 9781351954587, 135195458X and the print ISBNs are 9780754619611, 0754619613. Additional ISBNs for this eTextbook include 9781315261287, 9781351954570, 9781351954594.