The Falklands War: an imperial history

Red-turbaned Sikh policemen have long been viewed as symbols of the cosmopolitan feature of modern Shanghai. However, the origin of the Sikh police unit in the Shanghai Municipal Police has not been seriously investigated. This article argues that the circulation of police officers, policing knowledge, and information in the British colonial network and the circulation of the idea of taking Hong Kong as the reference point amongst Shanghailanders from the 1850s to the 1880s played important role in the establishment of the Sikh police force in the International Settlement of Shanghai. Furthermore, by highlighting the translocal connections and interactions amongst British colonies and settlements, this study tries to break the metropole-colony binary in imperial history studies.

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Critical Response: Imperial History and Political Correctness

British Scholar ◽

10.3366/brs.2010.0215 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 339-347

Author(s):

James Onley

Keyword(s):

Political Correctness ◽

Imperial History ◽

Critical Response

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Studies in British Imperial History. Essays in Honour of A.P. Thornton, edited by Gordon MartelStudies in British Imperial History. Essays in Honour of A.P. Thornton, edited by Gordon Martel. Agincourt, Ontario, Gage, 1986. xii, 231 pp. $68.75.

Canadian Journal of History ◽

10.3138/cjh.22.3.426 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 426-427

Author(s):

Julian Gwyn

Keyword(s):

Imperial History

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Syriac and Syro-Arabic Historical Writing, c.500–c.1400

10.1093/oso/9780199236428.003.0009 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Muriel Debié ◽

David Taylor

Keyword(s):

Fifth Century ◽

Historical Writing ◽

Christian Church ◽

History Writing ◽

Imperial History ◽

Church Structures ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

This chapter analyzes how Syriac historiography is a rare example of non-etatist, non-imperial, history writing. It was produced, copied, and preserved entirely within Christian church structures. The Syriac-using Christians, however, were divided into numerous rival denominations and communities as a consequence both of the fifth-century theological controversies and of geopolitical boundaries. And since both of these factors strongly influenced both the motivations which underpinned the production of history writing and the forms it took, historians need to have some knowledge of these rival Syriac denominations. Because of internal Christian debates about the relationship of the divinity and humanity within Christ during the fifth century, the Syriac-using churches fragmented. All accepted that Christ was perfect God and perfect man, but differed fiercely about how to articulate this.

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