Freda Harcourt
Biographic Data
| ID | 701554 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Freda Harcourt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Freda |
| FAMILY NAME | Harcourt |
| SIGNATURE | HARCOURT F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen Mary University of London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1965 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The High Road to India: The P&O Company and the Suez Canal, 1840–1874
Flagships of Imperialism: The P&O Company and the Politics of Empire From Its Origins to 1867
This chapter presents an introduction to the book “Flagships of imperialism,” which focuses on the intersection of P&O's history with British imperial politics until 1867. The objective of the company was to operate the main trunk routes to the East, from the Iberian Peninsula through the Mediterranean, to India, China and, ultimately, to the Antipodes with the help of government contracts and then to monopolize them. Despite the role played by t…
Shorter Notices
SHORTER NOTICES Get access FREDA HARCOURT FREDA HARCOURT University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CX, Issue 436, April 1995, Pages 513–514, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CX.436.513 Published: 01 April 1995
Black Gold: P&O and the Opium Trade, 1847–1914
Charles Wye Williams and Irish Steam Shipping, 1820–50
American Enterprise in South Africa: Historical dimensions of engagement and disengagement
Journal Article American Enterprise in South Africa: Historical dimensions of engagement and disengagement Get access American Enterprise in South Africa: Historical dimensions of engagement and disengagement, by Richard W. Hull. New York University Press, New York and London, 1990. xviii+419pp. $56.50 hardback. ISBN 0 8147 3462 6. FREDA HARCOURT FREDA HARCOURT Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London Search for other works by this …
The Diamond Ring: Business, Politics and Precious Stones in South Africa, 1867-1947
The Politics of the South African Run. European Shipping and Pretoria
Journal Article The Politics of the South African Run. European Shipping and Pretoria Get access The Politics of the South African Run. European Shipping and Pretoria, by G. R. Berridge. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1987. xiii+254 pp. £25. ISBN 0 19 827484 X. FREDA HARCOURT FREDA HARCOURT Queen Mary College, University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 88, Issue 350, January 198…
British Oceanic Mail Contracts in the Age of Steam, 1838–1914
Gladstone, monarchism and the ‘new’ imperialism, 1868–74
Disraeli's imperialism, 1866–1868: A question of timing
Important landmarks, especially on the well-trodden ground of British history, sometimes appear to be so precisely delineated that they leave little room for re-interpretation. Yet if familiar episodes are looked at from perspectives which pose new questions and call for different evidence the result may well be unexpectedly illuminating. The making of the Second Reform Act is a good example. Though the subject of close scholarly investigation in…
Short Notices
Journal Article Short Notices Get access FREDA HARCOURT FREDA HARCOURT London School of Economics Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXX, Issue CCCXVI, July 1965, Pages 630–631, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXX.CCCXVI.630 Published: 01 July 1965
Disraeli's imperialism, 1866–1868: A question of timing
Important landmarks, especially on the well-trodden ground of British history, sometimes appear to be so precisely delineated that they leave little room for re-interpretation. Yet if familiar episodes are looked at from perspectives which pose new questions and call for different evidence the result may well be unexpectedly illuminating. The making of the Second Reform Act is a good example. Though the subject of close scholarly investigation in…
Charles Wye Williams and Irish Steam Shipping, 1820–50
British Oceanic Mail Contracts in the Age of Steam, 1838–1914
Black Gold: P&O and the Opium Trade, 1847–1914
Gladstone, monarchism and the ‘new’ imperialism, 1868–74
Short Notices
Journal Article Short Notices Get access FREDA HARCOURT FREDA HARCOURT London School of Economics Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXX, Issue CCCXVI, July 1965, Pages 630–631, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXX.CCCXVI.630 Published: 01 July 1965
Disraeli's imperialism, 1866–1868: A question of timing
Important landmarks, especially on the well-trodden ground of British history, sometimes appear to be so precisely delineated that they leave little room for re-interpretation. Yet if familiar episodes are looked at from perspectives which pose new questions and call for different evidence the result may well be unexpectedly illuminating. The making of the Second Reform Act is a good example. Though the subject of close scholarly investigation in…
Gladstone, monarchism and the ‘new’ imperialism, 1868–74
British Oceanic Mail Contracts in the Age of Steam, 1838–1914
The Politics of the South African Run. European Shipping and Pretoria
Journal Article The Politics of the South African Run. European Shipping and Pretoria Get access The Politics of the South African Run. European Shipping and Pretoria, by G. R. Berridge. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1987. xiii+254 pp. £25. ISBN 0 19 827484 X. FREDA HARCOURT FREDA HARCOURT Queen Mary College, University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 88, Issue 350, January 198…
The Diamond Ring: Business, Politics and Precious Stones in South Africa, 1867-1947
American Enterprise in South Africa: Historical dimensions of engagement and disengagement
Journal Article American Enterprise in South Africa: Historical dimensions of engagement and disengagement Get access American Enterprise in South Africa: Historical dimensions of engagement and disengagement, by Richard W. Hull. New York University Press, New York and London, 1990. xviii+419pp. $56.50 hardback. ISBN 0 8147 3462 6. FREDA HARCOURT FREDA HARCOURT Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London Search for other works by this …
Charles Wye Williams and Irish Steam Shipping, 1820–50
Black Gold: P&O and the Opium Trade, 1847–1914
Shorter Notices
SHORTER NOTICES Get access FREDA HARCOURT FREDA HARCOURT University of London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CX, Issue 436, April 1995, Pages 513–514, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CX.436.513 Published: 01 April 1995
Flagships of Imperialism: The P&O Company and the Politics of Empire From Its Origins to 1867
This chapter presents an introduction to the book “Flagships of imperialism,” which focuses on the intersection of P&O's history with British imperial politics until 1867. The objective of the company was to operate the main trunk routes to the East, from the Iberian Peninsula through the Mediterranean, to India, China and, ultimately, to the Antipodes with the help of government contracts and then to monopolize them. Despite the role played by t…
The High Road to India: The P&O Company and the Suez Canal, 1840–1874
Political science (7 works) · History (6 works) · History (5 works) · Scottish History and National Identity (4 works) · African history and culture studies (3 works) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · South African History and Culture (3 works)