Empire world. It is your take on just how massive the impact of the British Empire was and still is on the world. You certainly dont undersell your idea, subtitled how British Imperialism has shaped the globe. I imperialism has shaped the lobe. , imperialism has shaped the lobe. ,. , globe. I really do believe that. I believe globe. I really do believe that. I believe the globe. I really do believej that. I believe the British Empire explained so much about peoples daily lives around the world, Tea Drinking In India and britain, patterns of tax avoidance, even the Bbc World Service used to be known as the bbc empire service. Explain so much about our daily news. There is a Border Dispute in guyana that goes back to empire, israel palestine that has its roots in empire but also there is a gap between the way in which britain sees itself in the world sees britain through the prism of its history and i think we need to remember what we did before we go around pontificating on things like
I really do believe that. I think the British Empire explains so much about peoples daily lives Around The World, tea drinking in india, in britain, patterns of tax avoidance, even the Bbc World Service used to be known as the bbc empire service. It explains so much about our daily news. Youve just come back from guyana theres a Border Dispute there that goes back to empire, israel palestine, a dispute that has its roots in empire, but also, theres a gap between the way in which britain sees itself and the world sees britain through the prism of this history, and i think we need to remember what we did before we go around pontificating on things like democracy and the environment and human rights. We need to remember our distinctly patchy records on those things during the age of empire. But do you think your perspective is driven in part by your own background 7 youre of indian heritage, born and raised in the united kingdom, so britain and india matter particularly to you, you know t
Excited for our guests. Speaker tonight. Ned blackhawk is a leading scholar of American History. The howard hour lamar of history and american studies. Yale university. Dr. Black hawk is an enrolled member of the team at tribe of the western shoshone indians, nevada. Like me, he shares that background in in the us west with degrees from mcgill university, ucla and the university of washington. Dr. Blackhawk has published widely in field and won numerous accolades for his work. His first book, 26 violence over the land, indians and empire in the early american west, was, as it was study of the american great basin, and it received more than half a dozen professional awards, including the book of the decade from the native american and Indigenous Studies Association for. One of the most important ten most influential books in native american and indigenous studies in the first decade of the 21st century. Thats huge for a first book. Everybody wishes their dissertation turned into a book.
Speaker is dale norwood. Hes a historian of 19th Century America who studies Global Commerce and how it has shaped american politics and economics, both domestically and in u. S. Foreign relations. So this will really be an opportunity for us to hear more about global earlier america and how things were connected long before we got to the globalized world were in today. Dr. Norwood earned his ph. D. At princeton in 2012 and is now an assistant professor. The department of history at the university of delaware. And with that, i will hand it over to him. And theres a cell phone here. Well, thanks so much for the kind introduction. And thank you all for coming out and go. Phillies, of course. I particularly to thank mabel rosen a heck and emily miller for making arrangements for this event and the crew here for filming and making that possible and to offer some things to. Stephanie tanner, who first extended the invitation. Im really glad to be here. Lancaster is a great place and im deli
Speaker is dale norwood. Hes a historian of 19th Century America who studies Global Commerce and how it has shaped american politics and economics, both domestically and in u. S. Foreign relations. So this will really be an opportunity for us to hear more about global earlier america and how things were connected long before we got to the globalized world were in today. Dr. Norwood earned his ph. D. At princeton in 2012 and is now an assistant professor. The department of history at the university of delaware. And with that, i will hand it over to him. And theres a cell phone here. Well, thanks so much for the kind introduction. And thank you all for coming out and go. Phillies, of course. I particularly to thank mabel rosen a heck and emily miller for making arrangements for this event and the crew here for filming and making that possible and to offer some things to. Stephanie tanner, who first extended the invitation. Im really glad to be here. Lancaster is a great place and im deli