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How do empires work?
How are empires ruled? How do military, economic, logistic and cultural constructs combine to create 'systems of empire'? This free course, How do empires work?, introduces these questions by briefly sketching in the dramatic events of the Anglo-Chinese conflict over Hong Kong from 1839 to 1842.
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After studying this course, you should be able to:
- understand what a ‘system of empire’ is
- understand the key components – economic, military, logistic and cultural – which can help to make up a system of empire.
First Published: 20/09/2012
Updated: 07/03/2019
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This was interesting, however it seemed to skim over the subject; China having a war with the British fleet, loosing and how this affected trade relations barely scratching the surface of the content I was expecting. I took it to taste the level 3 module and I suppose as a taster it was interesting enough though I think it needs expanding because I wouldn't base my module choice on this alone.