Fisher - Outskirts of empire : studies in British power projection

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John Crawfurd and the Politics of Equality

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Anglo-Korean Relations and the Port Hamilton Affair, 18851887

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British Imperialism and Turkish Nationalism in Cyprus, 19231939

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Ilia Xypolia

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Outskirts of Empire

Studies in British Power Projection

John Fisher

In connection with this volume, I would like to thank colleagues at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Also, I wish to thank Keith Robbins, to whom this book is dedicated, Vanessa Ogle, Mohamed Ben-Madani, Hugh Alexander, Anne Thorne, and members of my family, notably my father. Members of staff at the archives and libraries cited in the bibliography facilitated my research greatly. The three anonymous reviewers who read the book proposal provided helpful feedback. Rob Langham and Julie Fitzsimons at Routledge have been helpful and efficient, as have Tamsyn Hopkins and Vicky Kelly at Florence Production. Several of the chapters in the book were presented as seminar or conference papers at various gatherings in the last eight years or so, and I acknowledge feedback received on those occasions.