The Oxford History of the British Empire is a five-volume history of the British Empire published by the Oxford University Press in 1998 and 1999. According to the publisher, the series "deals with the interaction of British and non-western societies from the Elizabethan era to the late twentieth century, aiming to provide a balanced treatment of the ruled as well as the rulers, and to take into account the significance of the Empire for the peoples of the British Isles".[1] The editor-in-chief for the main series was Wm. Roger Louis.[2]
Volume I of The Oxford History of the British Empire
In addition to the principal five volumes, the Oxford History of the British Empire also includes a spin-off "Companion Series" which "pursue themes that could not be covered adequately in the main series".[3] 16 volumes have been published in the series since 2004.
Besides the main series, the Oxford History of the British Empire (Companion Series) addresses a range of specific thematic or regional issues which fell outside the scope of the general volumes. They are mixed between monographs and edited volumes. Published from 2004, the series includes:
Ireland and the British Empire. 2004. Editor: Kevin Kenny.
Black Experience and the Empire. 2004. Editors: Philip D. Morgan and Sean Hawkins.
Britain's Experience of Empire in the Twentieth Century. 2011. Editor: Andrew Thompson.
India and the British Empire. 2012. Editors: Douglas M. Peers and Nandini Gooptu.
British North America in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. 2013. Editor: Stephen Foster
Winding up the British Empire in the Pacific Islands. 2014. Author: W. David McIntyre.
Architecture and Urbanism in the British Empire. 2016. Editor: G. A. Bremner.
Islands and the British Empire in the Age of Sail. 2021. Editors: Douglas Hamilton and John McAleer.
Reviewsedit
Max Beloff, reviewing the first two volumes in History Today, praised them for their readability and was pleased that his worry that they would be too anti-imperialist had not been realised.[4]Saul Dubow in H-Net noted the uneven quality of the chapters in volume III and also the difficulty of such an endeavour given the state of historiography of the British Empire and the impossibility of maintaining a triumphalist tone in the modern era. Dubow also felt that some of the authors had tended "to 'play safe', awed perhaps by the monumental nature of the enterprise".[5]
Madhavi Kale of Bryn Mawr College, writing in Social History, also felt that the history took a traditional approach to the historiography of the empire and placed the English, and to a lesser extent the Scottish, Irish and Welsh at the centre of the account, rather than the subject peoples of the empire. Kale summed up her review of volumes III–V of the history by saying it represented "a disturbingly revisionist project that seeks to neutralize ... the massive political and military brutality and repression" of the empire.[6]
^"Oxford History of the British Empire". Retrieved 16 March 2017.
^The Oxford History of the British Empire Volume I. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
^"Oxford History of the British Empire Companion Series". Retrieved 16 March 2017.
^The Oxford History of the British Empire, Volume I. Max Beloff, History Today. Retrieved 7 June 2015. (subscription required)
^Saul Dubow, Review of Porter, Andrew, ed., The Oxford History of the British Empire, Vol.III: The Nineteenth Century. H-Albion, H-Net Reviews. April, 2002. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
^Kale, Madhavi (2002). "Review: The Oxford History of the British Empire, Vol. III. The Nineteenth Century by William Roger Louis; The Oxford History of the British Empire, Vol. IV. The Twentieth Century by William Roger Louis, Judith Brown; The Oxford History of the British Empire, Vol. V. Historiography by William Roger Louis, Robin Winks". Social History. 27 (2): 250–253. JSTOR 4286892. Finally, some individual essays notwithstanding, volumes III–V of The Oxford History of the British Empire represent a disturbingly revisionist project that seeks to neutralize – as the 'dynamic interaction of European and non-Western societies' (III–v, vii) – the massive political and military brutality and repression that enabled and sustained British appropriation, exploitation and domination of territories, polities and peoples across the globe for over three centuries. To borrow from Toni Morrison: This is not, in the opinion of this reviewer at least, a story to pass on.
December 15, 2023
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The Oxford History of the British Empire is a five volume history of the British Empire published by the Oxford University Press in 1998 and 1999 According to the publisher the series deals with the interaction of British and non western societies from the Elizabethan era to the late twentieth century aiming to provide a balanced treatment of the ruled as well as the rulers and to take into account the significance of the Empire for the peoples of the British Isles 1 The editor in chief for the main series was Wm Roger Louis 2 Volume I of The Oxford History of the British EmpireIn addition to the principal five volumes the Oxford History of the British Empire also includes a spin off Companion Series which pursue themes that could not be covered adequately in the main series 3 16 volumes have been published in the series since 2004 Contents 1 Volumes 1 1 The Main Series 1 2 The Companion Series 2 Reviews 3 See also 4 ReferencesVolumes editThe Main Series edit The Oxford History of the British Empire comprises five edited volumes tracing the history of the British Empire in a chronological manner Volume I The Origins of Empire British Overseas Enterprise to the Close of the Seventeenth Century 1998 Editor Nicholas Canny Volume II The Eighteenth Century 1998 Editor P J Marshall Volume III The Nineteenth Century 1999 Editor Andrew Porter Volume IV The Twentieth Century 1999 Editors Judith M Brown and Wm Roger Louis Volume V Historiography 1999 Editor Robin W Winks The Companion Series edit Besides the main series the Oxford History of the British Empire Companion Series addresses a range of specific thematic or regional issues which fell outside the scope of the general volumes They are mixed between monographs and edited volumes Published from 2004 the series includes Ireland and the British Empire 2004 Editor Kevin Kenny Black Experience and the Empire 2004 Editors Philip D Morgan and Sean Hawkins Gender and Empire 2004 Editor Philippa Levine Missions and Empire 2005 Editor Norman Etherington Environment and Empire 2007 Authors William Beinart and Lotte Hughes Australia s Empire 2008 Editors Deryck Schreuder and Stuart Ward Canada and the British Empire 2010 Editor Phillip Buckner Settlers and Expatriates Britons over the Seas 2010 Editor Robert Bickers Migration and Empire 2010 Authors Marjory Harper and Stephen Constantine Scotland and the British Empire 2011 Editors John M MacKenzie and T M Devine Britain s Experience of Empire in the Twentieth Century 2011 Editor Andrew Thompson India and the British Empire 2012 Editors Douglas M Peers and Nandini Gooptu British North America in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries 2013 Editor Stephen Foster Winding up the British Empire in the Pacific Islands 2014 Author W David McIntyre Architecture and Urbanism in the British Empire 2016 Editor G A Bremner Islands and the British Empire in the Age of Sail 2021 Editors Douglas Hamilton and John McAleer Reviews editMax Beloff reviewing the first two volumes in History Today praised them for their readability and was pleased that his worry that they would be too anti imperialist had not been realised 4 Saul Dubow in H Net noted the uneven quality of the chapters in volume III and also the difficulty of such an endeavour given the state of historiography of the British Empire and the impossibility of maintaining a triumphalist tone in the modern era Dubow also felt that some of the authors had tended to play safe awed perhaps by the monumental nature of the enterprise 5 Madhavi Kale of Bryn Mawr College writing in Social History also felt that the history took a traditional approach to the historiography of the empire and placed the English and to a lesser extent the Scottish Irish and Welsh at the centre of the account rather than the subject peoples of the empire Kale summed up her review of volumes III V of the history by saying it represented a disturbingly revisionist project that seeks to neutralize the massive political and military brutality and repression of the empire 6 See also editHistoriography of the British EmpireReferences edit Oxford History of the British Empire Retrieved 16 March 2017 The Oxford History of the British Empire Volume I Oxford University Press Retrieved 6 June 2015 Oxford History of the British Empire Companion Series Retrieved 16 March 2017 The Oxford History of the British Empire Volume I Max Beloff History Today Retrieved 7 June 2015 subscription required Saul Dubow Review of Porter Andrew ed The Oxford History of the British Empire Vol III The Nineteenth Century H Albion H Net Reviews April 2002 Retrieved 7 June 2015 Kale Madhavi 2002 Review The Oxford History of the British Empire Vol III The Nineteenth Century by William Roger Louis The Oxford History of the British Empire Vol IV The Twentieth Century by William Roger Louis Judith Brown The Oxford History of the British Empire Vol V Historiography by William Roger Louis Robin Winks Social History 27 2 250 253 JSTOR 4286892 Finally some individual essays notwithstanding volumes III V of The Oxford History of the British Empire represent a disturbingly revisionist project that seeks to neutralize as the dynamic interaction of European and non Western societies III v vii the massive political and military brutality and repression that enabled and sustained British appropriation exploitation and domination of territories polities and peoples across the globe for over three centuries To borrow from Toni Morrison This is not in the opinion of this reviewer at least a story to pass on Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Oxford History of the British Empire amp oldid 1081895651, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
