As a global phenomenon Britishness encompassed trade, conquest and settlement and the development of imperial cultures within the vast reaches of the British Em

A book about the meaning of travel, about how important the topic has been for writers for two and a half centuries, and about how excellent the literature of t

This book considers the British travelling beyond their isles over the last three hundred years, and through a range of interdisciplinary perspectives reflects

This is a collection of twelve interdisciplinary essays from international scholars concerned with examining the British experience of Empire since the eighteen

The British Abroad is illustrated throughout with a superb collection of photographs and maps, many previously unpublished. This book will appeal to anyone inte