The Oxford history of the British empire / edited by William Roger Louis.

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1998-1999

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Commonwealth law and history.

Colonies -- Law and legislation -- History.

History.

Historiography.

Vol 1: The Origins of empire: British overseas enterprise to the close of the seventeenth century; Vol 2: The Eighteenth century; Vol 3: The Nineteenth century; Vol 4: The Twentieth century; Vol 5: Historiography.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Editor-in-chief W. R. Louis; vol 1 ed. by N. P. Canny; vol 2 ed. by P. J. Marshall; vol 3 ed. by A. Porter; vol 4 ed. by J. M. Brown & W. R. Louis; vol 5 ed. by R. W. Winks.

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5 v. ; maps, diagrams, 24 cm