John Darwin Unfinished British Empire

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John Darwin’s Unfinished Empire: The Global Expansion of Britain (Bloomsbury Press, 2014,  paperback); ISBN: 9781620400388. Your assignment is to read the entire book and then write a  paper which gives your overall impressions of the book, what you learned from it,  and also responds specifically to the following specific questions: 1. What were some of the primary motivations for Britain’s overseas exploration and  colonialization? 2. What was interesting and unique about how the British governed their colonies? 3. Did the British administer all their colonies in the same manner or did they govern some  colonies differently? 4. Following up on the prior question, what were some of the characteristics of British  governance in India? 5. With respect to its colonies, was imposing “British culture” part of its colonizing  mission?