Kenneth J. Panton

Historical Dictionary of the British Empire - Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras Kenneth J. Panton

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; This book covers the history of the British Empire through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. Biographical Note: Kenneth J. Panton is professor emeritus at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he was dean of the Honors College. His publications include five previous books for Scarecrow the two-volume Historical Dictionary of the United Kingdom (co-authored with Keith A. Cowlard), the Historical Dictionary of London, the Historical Dictionary of the Contemporary United Kingdom (also co-authored with Keith Cowlard), and, most recently, the Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy."Table of Contents: Editor s Foreword, Jon Woronoff Preface Acronyms and Abbreviations Map: Former Territories of the British Empire Chronology Introduction THE DICTIONARY Bibliography Appendix A: Secretaries of State with Responsibilities for the Colonies Appendix B: The Changing Membership of the Commonwealth of Nations About the Author"Brief Description: "The Historical Dictionary of the British Empire covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture"--Publisher Marketing: For much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Britain was the dominant world power, its strength based in large part on its command of an Empire that, in the years immediately after World War I, encompassed almost one-quarter of the earth s land surface and one-fifth of its population. Writers boasted that the sun never set on British possessions, which provided raw materials that, processed in British factories, could be re-exported as manufactured products to expanding colonial markets. The commercial and political might was not based on any grand strategic plan of territorial acquisition, however. The Empire grew piecemeal, shaped by the diplomatic, economic, and military circumstances of the times, and its speedy dismemberment in the mid-twentieth century was, similarly, a reaction to the realities of geopolitics in post-World War II conditions. Today the Empire has gone but it has left a legacy that remains of great significance in the modern world. The Historical Dictionary of the British Empire covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Britain."

Contributor Bio:  Panton, Kenneth J Panton was Senior Lecturer of Historical Geography at London Guildhall University (now London Metropolitan University) where he taught London's history for over 25 years. He now teaches in the United States and is organizer of the largest summer programme in London presenting the capital to over 300 students every year.