Beschreibung:
Barry Crosbie is Assistant Professor of European History in the Department of History at the University of Macau.
Barry Crosbie examines Ireland's crucial role in fuelling Britain's drive into South Asia from the 1750s onwards.
1. Introduction; 2. The business of empire; 3. British overseas expansion, Ireland and the sinews of colonial power; 4. From trade to dominion; 5. Religion, civil society and imperial authority; 6. From company to Crown rule; 7. Imperial crisis and the age of reform; Conclusion.