Browsing Faculty of Arts and Sciences by Keyword "British Empire"
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Ameliorating Empire: Slavery and Protection in the British Colonies, 1783-1865
(2014-10-21)This dissertation examines the era of slavery amelioration while situating the significance of this project to reform slavery within the longer history of the British Empire. While scholars of British slavery have long ... -
‘Guardians of Beautiful Things’: The Politics of Postcolonial Cultural Theft, Refusal, and Repair
(2022-05-11)My dissertation examines how the retention, management, possession, ownership and control of material heritage looted from colonized nations during imperial wars helps create, shape, and maintain the enduring legacies of ... -
The Mediterranean in the English Empire of Trade, 1660-1748
(2013-02-11)This dissertation reintegrates the Mediterranean into the history of the development of the early modern British Empire. During the seventeenth century, the Mediterranean emerged as a distinct political, legal and commercial ... -
Wartime Atrocities and the Politics of Treason in the Ruins of the Japanese Empire, 1937-1953
(2012-10-23)This dissertation explores the relationship between violence and betrayal in retribution against military and police collaborators who helped maintain Japan’s wartime occupations up until its defeat in 1945. Looking at the ...