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Abbot, William W. The Colonial Origins of the United States, 1607-1763. American Republic Series. London: Wiley, 1975, ix, 134 pp.
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Anglo-American; Colonial America; colonialism; emigration; imperialism;
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Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England , colonialism, colony, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire, emigration, immigration, migration, Diaspora
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Abernathy, David B. The Dynamics of Global Dominance: European Overseas Empires, 1415-1980. New Haven: Yale UP, 2000, 2001, viii, 524 pp.
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colonialism; enterprise; exploration; imperialism; sea power;
Keywords:
exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , colonialism, colony, enterprise, commerce, trade, business, economy, economic , sea power
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Adams, James Truslow. Empire on the Seven Seas: The British Empire, 1784-1939. New York: Scribner, 1940, 391 pp. Emphasis on interpretation, less narrative.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); colonialism; expansion; imperialism;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , colonialism, colony
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Adams, Peter. Fatal Necessity: British Intervention in New Zealand, 1820-1847. Auckland: Oxford UP, 1977, 1978, 308 pp. Making of a colony; result of lobbying by pressure groups while ministry reluctant to intervene.
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19th C. (1800-1899); colonialism; expansion; imperialism; Royal New Zealand Navy;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, colonialism, colony, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , Royal New Zealand Navy, New Zealand
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Adams, Simon L. "Introduction: Conference: Elizabeth I and the Expansion of England." NMM, 4-6 September 2003. TRHS, 6 ser, 14 (September 2003): 119-22.
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16th C. (1500-1599); colonialism; expansion; imperialism; personality;
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16th century, sixteenth, colonialism, colony, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , personality, prominent leader, noted person , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire
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Adas, Michael, ed. Technology and European Overseas Enterprise: Diffusion, Adaptation, and Adoption. Aldershot: Variorum, 1996, xxvi, 433 pp. 18 collected essays, some cited.
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16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); expansion; exploration; imperialism; technology;
Keywords:
16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , technology, advance, modernization, modernisation, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire
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Addington, Larry H. The Patterns of War through the Eighteenth Century. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1990, xii, 161 pp. Dedication: Theodore Ropp; "prequel"; from ancient to neoclassical for naval & land warfare; England's rise to naval supremacy; overseas expansion.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); Ancient (100 B.C. - 499 A.D.); expansion; general history; imperialism; Middle Ages (400-1399); strategy;
Keywords:
15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, ancient (100 b.c. - 499 a.d.), middle ages (400-1399), general history, general survey, survey, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , strategy, strategic
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Adie, W.A.C. Oil, Politics, and Seapower: The Indian Ocean Vortex. New York: National Strategy Information Center, 1975, 97 pp.
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20th C. (1900-1999); imperialism; Indian Ocean; oil ; propulsion ; sea power;
Keywords:
20th century, twentieth, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , Indian Ocean, oil , propulsion , sea power
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Agnarsdottir, A. "Scottish Plans for the Annexation of Iceland, 1785-1813." Northern Studies, 29 (1992).
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-Scot; colonialism; exploration; fishing; imperialism;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-Scot, Scotland, Scottish, colonialism, colony, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure
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Aiton, A.S. "The Assiento Treaty as Reflected in the Papers of Lord Shelburne." HisAHR, 8 (1928): 167-77. Assiento, contract to supply slaves to Spanish colonies.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Anglo-Spanish; commerce; diplomacy; imperialism; slave trade; trade;
Keywords:
18th century, eighteenth, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , commerce, trade, business, slave trade, Atlantic slave trade, Middle Passage, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing
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Akehurst, John. We Won a War: The Campaign in Oman, 1965-1975. Salisbury: Michael Russell, 1982, xxiii, 198 pp. Foreword: Lord Carver; Dhofur War.
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20th C. (1900-1999); diplomacy; Imperial Defence; imperialism; Middle East; oil ; Royal Navy;
Keywords:
20th century, twentieth, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , oil , Middle East, Royal Navy, Britain, England
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Akerman, James Richard, ed. The Imperial Map: Cartography and the Mastery of Empire. The Kenneth Nebenzahl Lectures in the History of Cartography. Chicago: Chicago UP, 2009, viii, 367 pp. 6 essays, some cited; lectue series, History of Cartography for Newberry Library; noted that History of Cartography Project & other things had generated much new interest.
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association; cartography; expansion; general history; imperialism;
Keywords:
cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , general history, general survey, survey, association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire
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Al-Omery, Omer Saleh. "The Resident in the Gulf: British Power in Transition, 1858-1872." Ph.D. diss, Essex, 1989, 319 pp. (DAI 51/01, p. 268).
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19th C. (1800-1899); colonialism; diplomacy; imperialism; Indian Ocean; Middle East; trade;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, colonialism, colony, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , Indian Ocean, Middle East, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations
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Al-Rabghi, Abdulaziz Mohammed. "British Policy towards Egypt from 1833 to 1882." Ph.D. diss, Claremont, 1986, 321 pp. (DAI 47/01, p. 278).
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19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-Egyptian; colonialism; imperialism; invasion; Mediterranean Sea; Suez;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-Egyptian, Egypt , colonialism, colony, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , invasion, armada, landing , Suez, campaign, canal, region, Eastern Mediterranean , Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean theater, Mediterranean command
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Al-Solami, Dawi Awaad. "British Preparation for the Suez War, 1956." Ph.D. diss, Exeter, 1988, 397 pp. (ASLIB 38-3; DAI 50/03, p. 777).
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20th C. (1900-1999); Anglo-Egyptian; Anglo-French; aviation; imperialism; invasion; Royal Navy; Suez;
Keywords:
20th century, twentieth, Anglo-Egyptian, Egypt , Anglo-French, France , aviation, aircraft, airplane, plane, naval aviation, carrier aviation, invasion, armada, landing , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , Royal Navy, Britain, England, Suez, campaign, canal, region, Eastern Mediterranean
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Albion, Robert Greenhalgh. "British Shipping and Latin America, 1806-1914." J Econ Hist, 11 (Fall 1951): 361-74. John Hawkins led; to break Iberian monopoly.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-Spanish; commerce; imperialism; Latin America; merchant marine;
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19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , commerce, trade, business, Latin America, South America, Spanish colonial area , merchant marine, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire
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Alden, Dauril. Charles R. Boxer: An Uncommon Life: Soldier, Historian, Collector, Traveller. Lisbon: Fundacao Oriente, 2001, 616 pp. Assisted: James S. Cummins & Michael Cooper; Boxer, 1904-2000, Isle of Wight; best scholar on Portuguese & Dutch maritime empires.
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Anglo-Dutch; Anglo-Portuguese; historian; imperialism; maritime history; personality;
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Anglo-Dutch, Netherlands, Low Country, Holland, Anglo-Portuguese, Portugal , historian, history, historical, maritime history, naval history , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , personality, prominent leader, noted person
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Alder, Garry John. "Britain and the Defence of India: The Origins of the Problem, 1798-1815." J Asian His, 6 (1972): 14-44. British frontier expanded, requiring strategic defense, e.g,, in Afghanistan; first Oriental ambitions of Napoleon a possible threat, then, actual threat from Russia, i.e., the Great Game.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-French; Anglo-Russian; Great Game; Imperial Defence; imperialism; Indian Ocean; Napoleon; War of French Revolution and Napoleon;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-French, France , Anglo-Russian, Russia, tsarist, czarist, Soviet , Indian Ocean, Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , Napoleon, War of French Revolution and Napoleon, Egyptian Campaign, St. Helena, exile, prisoner under British , War of French Revolution and Napoleon, France, Great Game, competition over Central Asia, Russia, England, Britain, British Empire
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Alder, Garry John. British India's Northern Frontier, 1865-1895: A Study in Imperial Policy. Imperial Studies Series, # 25. London: Longman, 1963, 1964, xiv, 392 pp. For Royal Commonwealth Society; routine: interference, intervention, defense, mostly from Russia; "Great Game" not in index.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Anglo-Russian; association; expansion; Great Game; Imperial Defence; imperialism; Indian Ocean;
Keywords:
19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-Russian, Russia, tsarist, czarist, Soviet , association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , Great Game, competition over Central Asia, Russia, England, Britain, British Empire, Imperial Defence, Committee of Imperial Defence, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , Indian Ocean
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Aldrich, Richard James. "American Intelligence and the British Raj: The OSS, the SSU and India, 1942-1947." Intell & Nat Sec, 13 (Spring 1998): 132-64. Role of American intelligence within India; issue of "empire;" OSS & British secret service increasingly competitive.
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Anglo-American; diplomacy; imperialism; Indian Ocean; intelligence; World War II;
Keywords:
Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, diplomacy, treaty, foreign policy, Foreign Office, negotiation, international relations , intelligence, code breaking, espionage, counter-intelligence, Secret Service, SIGINT , Indian Ocean, imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , world war 2, second world war
| Abbreviations | |
| AHR | American Historical Review |
| Alb | Albion |
| alt | alternate |
| Am Nep | American Neptune |
| AQ & DJ | Army Quarterly and Defence Journal |
| ASLIB | Association of Libraries (Dissertations & Master's Theses) |
| BIHR | Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research |
| Can His Rev | Canadian Historical Review |
| Can J His | Canadian Journal of History |
| comp | Compiled by |
| DAI | Dissertation Abstracts International |
| EcHR | Economic History Review |
| ed | editor or edited by |
| EnHR | English Historical Review |
| HisAHR | Hispanic American Historical Review |
| HJ | Historical Journal (Cambridge Historical Journal) |
| His Res | Historical Research |
| His Tod | History Today |
| Intell & Nat Sec | Intelligence and National Security |
| IJ Mar His | International Journal of Maritime History |
| IJ Nau Arch | International Journal of Nautical Archaeology |
| IHR | International History Review |
| intro | introduction |
| J Am His | Journal of American History |
| J Asian His | Journal of Asian History |
| JBS | Journal of British Studies |
| J Cont His | Journal of Contemporary History |
| J Econ His | Journal of Economic History |
| JI & CH | Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History |
| J Mar Res | Journal for Maritime Research |
| J Mil His | Journal of Military History |
| J Mod His | Journal of Modern History |
| JRUSI | Journal of the Royal United Service Institution or Institute |
| J Soc His | Journal of Social History |
| JSAHR | Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research |
| J Stra Stu | Journal of Strategic Studies |
| J Trans His | Journal of Transport History |
| J Wor His | Journal of World History |
| MM | Mariner's Mirror |
| Mil Aff | Military Affairs |
| NHS | Naval History Symposium (USNA) |
| NMM | National Maritime Museum |
| Nav Rev | Naval Review |
| NWCR | Naval War College Review (US) |
| Nel Dis | Nelson Dispatch |
| NIP | Naval Institute Press |
| Nor Mar | Northern Mariner |
| Pac His Rev | Pacific Historical Review |
| P & P | Past and Present |
| Traf Chron | Trafalgar Chronicle |
| trans | translated by |
| UP | University Press |
| USNIP | Proceedings of the Naval Institute |
| Vic Stu | Victorian Studies |
| War & Soc | War and Society |
| War in His | War in History |
| W&MQ | William and Mary Quarterly |
| WSS | World Ship Society |