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'''John Gareth Darwin''' (born 29 June 1948) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[historian]] who specialises in the history of the [[British Empire]].<ref>http://www.history.ox.ac.uk/faculty/staff/profile/darwin/index.html</ref> He has been Beit Lecturer in Commonwealth History, [[University of Oxford]] and a Fellow of [[Nuffield College, Oxford]] since 1984.<ref>‘DARWIN, Dr John Gareth’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013 ; online edn, Dec 2013 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U256690 accessed 25 Dec 2013]</ref> In 2007 he was awarded the [[Wolfson History Prize]] for his book '' After Tamerlane: The Global Story of Empire''.<ref>http://www.wolfson.org.uk/history-prize/previous-winners/</ref>
'''John Gareth Darwin''' (born 29 June 1948) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[historian]] who specialises in the history of the [[British Empire]].<ref>http://www.history.ox.ac.uk/faculty/staff/profile/darwin/index.html</ref> He has been Beit Lecturer in Commonwealth History, [[University of Oxford]] and a Fellow of [[Nuffield College, Oxford]] since 1984.<ref>‘DARWIN, Dr John Gareth’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013 ; online edn, Dec 2013 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U256690 accessed 25 Dec 2013]</ref> In 2007 he was awarded the [[Wolfson History Prize]] for his book '' After Tamerlane: The Global Story of Empire''.<ref>http://www.wolfson.org.uk/history-prize/previous-winners/</ref>

== Publications ==
* ''Britain, Egypt, and the Middle East: Imperial Policy in the Aftermath of War, 1918-1922'' (May, 1981) <ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Britain-Egypt-Middle-East-Aftermath/dp/0312097360/ http://www.amazon.com/Britain-Egypt-Middle-East-Aftermath/dp/0312097360/]</ref>
* ''The Empire of the Bretaignes, 1175-1688: The Foundations of a Colonial System of Government: Select Documents on the Constitutional History of The ... Volume I (Documents in Imperial History)'' (May 24, 1985) <ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Empire-Bretaignes-1175-1688-Foundations-Constitutional/dp/0313238979/ http://www.amazon.com/Empire-Bretaignes-1175-1688-Foundations-Constitutional/dp/0313238979/]</ref>
* ''Triumphs of Big Ben'' (October 23, 1986) <ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Triumphs-Big-Ben-John-Darwin/dp/0709028113/ http://www.amazon.com/Triumphs-Big-Ben-John-Darwin/dp/0709028113/]</ref>
* ''Britain and Decolonisation: The Retreat from Empire in the Post-War World (Making of the 20th Century)'' (November, 1988) <ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Britain-Decolonisation-Retreat-Post-War-Century/dp/0312024649/ http://www.amazon.com/Britain-Decolonisation-Retreat-Post-War-Century/dp/0312024649/]</ref>
* with Johnson, Philip and McAuley, John, ''Developing Strategies for Change'' (2001) <ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Developing-Strategies-Change-Johnson-McAuley/dp/B004VSKS0Y/ http://www.amazon.com/Developing-Strategies-Change-Johnson-McAuley/dp/B004VSKS0Y/]</ref>
* ''The End of the British Empire: The Historical Debate (Making Contemporary Britain)'' (January 10, 1991) <ref>[http://www.amazon.com/End-British-Empire-Historical-Contemporary/dp/0631164278/ http://www.amazon.com/End-British-Empire-Historical-Contemporary/dp/0631164278/]</ref>
* ''After Tamerlane: The Global History of Empire Since 1405'' (February 5, 2008) <ref>[http://www.amazon.com/After-Tamerlane-Global-History-Empire/dp/1596913932/ http://www.amazon.com/After-Tamerlane-Global-History-Empire/dp/1596913932/]</ref>
* ''The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830-1970'' (October 30, 2009) <ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Empire-Project-British-World-System-1830-1970/dp/0521302080/ http://www.amazon.com/Empire-Project-British-World-System-1830-1970/dp/0521302080/]</ref>
* ''Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain'' (February 12, 2013) <ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Unfinished-Empire-Global-Expansion-Britain/dp/1620400375/ http://www.amazon.com/Unfinished-Empire-Global-Expansion-Britain/dp/1620400375/</ref>



== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 02:42, 5 May 2015

John Gareth Darwin (born 29 June 1948) is a British historian who specialises in the history of the British Empire.[1] He has been Beit Lecturer in Commonwealth History, University of Oxford and a Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford since 1984.[2] In 2007 he was awarded the Wolfson History Prize for his book After Tamerlane: The Global Story of Empire.[3]

Publications

  • Britain, Egypt, and the Middle East: Imperial Policy in the Aftermath of War, 1918-1922 (May, 1981) [4]
  • The Empire of the Bretaignes, 1175-1688: The Foundations of a Colonial System of Government: Select Documents on the Constitutional History of The ... Volume I (Documents in Imperial History) (May 24, 1985) [5]
  • Triumphs of Big Ben (October 23, 1986) [6]
  • Britain and Decolonisation: The Retreat from Empire in the Post-War World (Making of the 20th Century) (November, 1988) [7]
  • with Johnson, Philip and McAuley, John, Developing Strategies for Change (2001) [8]
  • The End of the British Empire: The Historical Debate (Making Contemporary Britain) (January 10, 1991) [9]
  • After Tamerlane: The Global History of Empire Since 1405 (February 5, 2008) [10]
  • The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830-1970 (October 30, 2009) [11]
  • Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain (February 12, 2013) [12]


References

  1. ^ http://www.history.ox.ac.uk/faculty/staff/profile/darwin/index.html
  2. ^ ‘DARWIN, Dr John Gareth’, Who's Who 2014, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2014; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2013 ; online edn, Dec 2013 accessed 25 Dec 2013
  3. ^ http://www.wolfson.org.uk/history-prize/previous-winners/
  4. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Britain-Egypt-Middle-East-Aftermath/dp/0312097360/
  5. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Empire-Bretaignes-1175-1688-Foundations-Constitutional/dp/0313238979/
  6. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Triumphs-Big-Ben-John-Darwin/dp/0709028113/
  7. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Britain-Decolonisation-Retreat-Post-War-Century/dp/0312024649/
  8. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Developing-Strategies-Change-Johnson-McAuley/dp/B004VSKS0Y/
  9. ^ http://www.amazon.com/End-British-Empire-Historical-Contemporary/dp/0631164278/
  10. ^ http://www.amazon.com/After-Tamerlane-Global-History-Empire/dp/1596913932/
  11. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Empire-Project-British-World-System-1830-1970/dp/0521302080/
  12. ^ [http://www.amazon.com/Unfinished-Empire-Global-Expansion-Britain/dp/1620400375/ http://www.amazon.com/Unfinished-Empire-Global-Expansion-Britain/dp/1620400375/

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