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Britishness, as a global phenomenon, transcended trade, conquest, and settlement, shaping imperial cultures within the immense boundaries of the British Empire. At its peak, people worldwide engaged in shared traditions and common loyalties, a unity that was diligently upheld. Even those who disputed its influence found it challenging to evade its impact. As British power and influence began to wane, researchers have turned their attention increasingly towards this legacy, aiming to transcend the limitations of national histories.
Britishness Abroad delves into the cultural, economic, and political facets of Britishness in regions such as Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Canada, and South Africa, as well as in the United States and Britain itself. Esteemed scholars investigate the transfer of people, capital, technology, identities, beliefs, and attitudes across the British world and probe the fate of Britishness as the Empire receded.
Contributors include Stephen Banfield, Kate Darian-Smith, Anne Dickson-Waiko, Patricia Grimshaw, David Goodman, Jonathan Hyslop, John MacKenzie, Gary Magee & Andrew Thompson, Adele Perry, Bill Schwarz, and Stuart Ward.