colon ial ▁theory , ▁global isation , ▁sex ▁and ▁gender ▁issues , ▁the ▁cultural ▁imper ative , ▁and ▁the ▁lingu istic ▁turn ." ▁ ▁The ▁native ▁leadership ▁The ▁studies ▁of ▁policy - making ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁the ▁settlement ▁colon ies ▁like ▁Canada ▁and ▁Australia ▁are ▁now ▁rare . ▁Ne wer ▁concerns ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁n atives , ▁and ▁give ▁much ▁more ▁attention ▁to ▁native ▁leaders ▁such ▁as ▁Gand hi . ▁ ▁They ▁address ▁topics ▁such ▁as ▁migration , ▁ ▁gender , ▁race , ▁sexual ity , ▁ ▁environmental ism , ▁visual ization , ▁ ▁and ▁sports . ▁Thus ▁there ▁are ▁entire ▁chap ters ▁on ▁econom ics , ▁religion , ▁colonial ▁knowledge , ▁ag ency , ▁culture , ▁and ▁identity ▁in ▁the ▁histor i ographical ▁over view ▁edited ▁by ▁Sarah ▁E . ▁Stock well , ▁The ▁British ▁Empire : ▁Th emes ▁and ▁Pers pect ives ▁( 2 0 0 8 ). ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁approaches ▁to ▁imperial ▁history ▁are ▁often ▁grouped ▁together ▁under ▁the ▁heading ▁of ▁the ▁" new ▁imperial ▁history ". ▁ ▁These ▁approaches ▁have ▁been ▁distinguished ▁by ▁two ▁features . ▁First ly , ▁they ▁have ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁British ▁emp ire ▁was ▁a ▁cultural ▁project ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁political ▁and ▁economic ▁relationships . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁these ▁histor ians ▁have ▁str essed ▁the ▁ways ▁in ▁which ▁emp ire ▁building ▁sh aped ▁the ▁cult ures ▁of ▁both ▁colon ized ▁pe op les ▁and ▁Brit ons ▁themselves . ▁ ▁Race ▁and ▁gender ▁In ▁particular ▁they ▁have ▁shown ▁the ▁ways ▁in