The Incoherence of Empire. : Or, the Pitfalls of Ignoring Sovereignty in the History of the British Empire

Wilson, JonDilley, Andrew Richard2023-05-312023-05-312023-07-10Wilson, J & Dilley, A R 2023, 'The Incoherence of Empire. Or, the Pitfalls of Ignoring Sovereignty in the History of the British Empire', Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, vol. 1, pp. 191-217. https://doi.org/10.1017/S00804401230000630080-4401unpaywall: 10.1017/s0080440123000063ORCID: /0000-0001-8497-9591/work/157220685https://hdl.handle.net/2164/20791Acknowledgements: This article has been a long time in the making. We would like to thank participants at a workshop on an earlier draft at the University of Aberdeen in 2016, David Edgerton, Mike Kenny, Harshan Kumarasingham and anonymous reviewers for TRHS for comments. Andrew Dilley’s contribution was supported in early phase by an AHRC Early Career Fellowship (AH/M00662X/1).27430317engSubstantive connection via an eligible employment contractSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsBritishempiresovereigntylawconstitutionsimperialismcolonialismincoherencedecolonisationD History General and Old WorldArts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC)AH/M00662X/1DThe Incoherence of Empire. : Or, the Pitfalls of Ignoring Sovereignty in the History of the British EmpireJournal article10.1017/S0080440123000063