About Us

19^th Century British Empire is an exciting new online platform that brings together the best and most relevant scholarship from Taylor & Francis, its imprints, and its authors.

This resource covers the subject of the British Empire in the nineteenth century and focuses on the period 1789-1914. It contains an extensive range of primary and secondary resources, including full books, selected chapters, and journal articles, as well as new thematic essays and videos, and subject introductions on its key structural themes:

• Travel and exploration.
• Science, technology and communication
• Law, justice and crime
• Political economy and governance.
• Conflict and resistance.
• Cultural exchange
• Perspectives: narratives and ideologies
• Gender, race and sexuality
• Migration and settlement
• Environment and health

There is a video introduction from the Academic Editor Professor John Marriott in which he introduces the subject of 19^th century British empire and the resource as a whole. The resource also contains an image gallery of photographs and illustrations that can be used in teaching and study.

Our rich metadata at chapter and article level makes searching for the content you need efficient and effective. Users can refine searches by subject, region, period, notable figure and contributor as well as conduct key word searches.

Key Features: 

• Focuses on the widely studied period of 1789-1914
• 1000s of chapters of primary source collections, some available here in electronic format for the first time
• More than 1,000 chapters of secondary book content
• Over 100 journal articles from a range of Taylor & Francis journals
• An introductory video to the subject and resource from the Academic Editor
• 10 newly commissioned thematic essays by experts in the field
• 10 newly commissioned video essays presented by experts in the field
• Short introductions to outline the 10 key subject areas
• An image gallery to aid research and study
• Browsing available by Subject, Region, Period and Notable Figures
• View texts on site or download the PDF
• Intuitive search tools enable users to find exactly the material they need
• Detailed metadata at chapter and article level using a carefully chosen taxonomy of terms

Selection 

All of the book chapters and journal articles presented in this resource have been curated in partnership with the Academic Editor, from Taylor & Francis’ extensive range of published materials. Content is arranged into 10 key subject categories, each with their own short subject introductions, to assist research and study, and the newly commissioned thematic essays and videos provide an insightful overview and excellent starting point to different vital topics within the area of 19^th century British empire. The resource focuses on the period 1789-1914, however many of the primary source collections included extend beyond this period.

Content Types 

• Journal articles – Journal articles have been specifically chosen from a range of Taylor & Francis journals in order to compliment the focus of the resource. The articles include those originally published from 1973-2018.
• Primary source collections – Our primary source collections mainly consist of sets of volumes from our Routledge Major Works programme and the Pickering Masters series. These are edited collections of primary source documents that contain new introductions and editorial notes.
• Whilst some of the primary source collections can be read directly on the site, others can be read on a PDF viewer. This is because many of the primary source collections contain facsimile content.
• Many of these volumes are available here for the first time electronically.
• Secondary source chapters – The secondary book chapters on the resource are derived from a wide range of text types, including monographs, handbooks and sourcebooks.
• Thematic essays and videos – The thematic essays and videos have been commissioned especially for this resource and offer readers an insightful overview of key topics in British empire.
• Subject introductions – These subject introductions have been designed to provide users with a brief overview of 5 main subject categories within nineteenth century British empire. Written by the Academic Editor of the resource, each introduction explains what the categories cover and make interesting reading suggestions.
• Gallery images –A carefully curated collection of primary source images, including cartoons, illustrations, engravings, paintings and maps.

Academic Editor

Professor John Marriot

In his  introduction  to 19^th Century British Empire, John gives a broad and insightful overview of the subject, as well as the resource itself.

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