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loginThe purpose of theWve volumes of the Oxford History of the BritishEmpire was to provide a comprehensive survey of the Empire from itsbeginning to end, to explore the meaning of British imperialism for theruled as well as the rulers, and to study the signiWcance of the BritishEmpire as a theme in world history. The volumes in the CompanionSeries carry forward this purpose. They pursue themes that could not becovered adequately in the main series while incorporating recent researchand providing fresh interpretations of signiWcant topics.