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The British Empire, Darwin argues, was more than a group of colonies. Its power derived mainly from the fusing together of three different kinds of empire: the settler empire of the 'white dominions'; the commercial empire of the City of London; and 'Greater India' which contributed markets, manpower and military muscle.Darwin, John is the author of 'The Empire Project: The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830-1970', published 2009 under ISBN 9780521302081 and ISBN 0521302080.
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