Asset Details
Do you wish to reserve the book?
The Absent-Minded Imperialists
Hey, we have placed the reservation for you!
By the way, why not check out events that you can attend while you pick your title.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place the reservation. Kindly try again later.
Are you sure you want to remove the book from the shelf?
The Absent-Minded Imperialists
Do you wish to request the book?
The Absent-Minded Imperialists
Please be aware that the book you have requested cannot be checked out. If you would like to checkout this book, you can reserve another copy
We have requested the book for you!
Your request is successful and it will be processed during the Library working hours. Please check the status of your request in My Requests.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place your request. Kindly try again later.
eBook
The Absent-Minded Imperialists
2004,2006
Overview
The British empire was a huge enterprise. To foreigners, it more or less defined Britain in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its repercussions in the wider world are still with us today. It also had a great impact on Britain herself: for example, on her economy, security, population, and eating habits. One might expect this to have been reflected in her society and culture. Indeed, this has now become the conventional wisdom: that Britain was steeped in imperialism domestically, which affected (or infected) almost everything Britons thought, felt, and did. This book examines this assumption critically against the broader background of contemporary British society. It argues that the empire had a far lower profile in Britain than it did abroad. Although Britain was an imperial nation in this period, she was never a genuine imperial society. As well as showing how this was possible, the book also discusses the implications of this attitude for Britain and her empire, and for the relationship between culture and imperialism more generally, bringing his study up to date by including the case of the present-day United States.
Publisher
Oxford University Press,Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Subject
/ Colonies
/ Culture
/ Empires
/ General history of Europe England & Wales
/ Great Britain -- Colonies -- Public opinion -- History -- 19th century
/ Great Britain -- Colonies -- Public opinion -- History -- 20th century
/ History
/ Imperialism -- Public opinion -- History -- 19th century
/ Imperialism -- Public opinion -- History -- 20th century
/ Modern History (1700 to 1945)
/ Modern History (1800 to 1914)
/ Public opinion -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
/ Society
ISBN
0191513415, 9780191513411, 9780199299591, 0199299595, 0198208545, 9780198208549
