Dictionary of the British Empire and Commonwealth

London England: John Murray, 1996. Paperback. Dictionary of the British Empire and Commonwealth. This Dictionary supplies in alphabetical order some 650 insights into the Imperial past and Commonwealth present. It is a reference companion to the political, cultural, religious, military and economic events that have shaped the transformation of a Victorian Empire into a world community of 51 sovereign states and 26 remaining dependencies, still all linked in free association. The Dictionary looks back to the beginning of British maritime expansion but concentrates chiefly on the last two centuries. As well as providing outline histories of indidivual member states it offers guidance to the many Commonwealth organizations which link them in cultural, scientific and economic co-operation. It includes biographical sketches of politicians and administrators, missionaries and explorers, soldiers and seafarers, pioneers of the air routes, engineers and inventors, and many other men and women who are entries on cinema and theatre, on sports shared by Commonwealth members, on natural disasters such as fire and earthquake, and on the relics of an Imperial presence - railways, hill stations, even hotels. The text is supplements by 7 maps, a summary chart, and suggestions for further reading. 395 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). 1st Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Paperback.