The Rise and Fall of the British Empire. Part 1
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Compact discs.
Course no. 8480.
Lectures 1-12 of 36; 30 min. per lecture.
pt. 1: lecture 1. The sun never set -- lecture 2. The challenge to Spain in the New World -- lecture 3. African slavery and the West Indies -- lecture 4. Imperial beginnings in India -- lecture 5. Clive and the conquest of India -- lecture 6. Wolfe and the conquest of Canada -- lecture 7. The loss of the American colonies -- lecture 8. Exploring the planet -- lecture 9. Napoleon challenges the empire -- lecture 10. The other side of the world -- lecture 11. Abolition of the slave trade and slavery -- lecture 12. Early African colonies.
Patrick N. Allitt, lecturer.
Professor Patrick N. Allitt, Emory University, delivers lectures on the history of the British Empire.
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Great courses. Modern history.
PUBLISHED
Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., c2009.
Year Published: 2009
Description: 6 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook.
Language: English
Format: Book on CD
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1598035843 (library ed.)
9781598035841 (library ed.)
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Teaching Company.
SUBJECTS
Imperialism -- History.
Decolonization.
Great Britain -- History.
Commonwealth countries -- History.
Great Britain -- History.