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Alibis of empire : Henry Maine and the ends of liberal imperialism /
Alibis of Empire presents a novel account of the origins, substance, and afterlife of late imperial ideology. Karuna Mantena challenges the idea that Victorian empire was primarily legitimated by liberal notions of progress and civilization. In fact, as the British Empire gained its farthest reach,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Alibis of Empire presents a novel account of the origins, substance, and afterlife of late imperial ideology. Karuna Mantena challenges the idea that Victorian empire was primarily legitimated by liberal notions of progress and civilization. In fact, as the British Empire gained its farthest reach, its ideology was being dramatically transformed by a self-conscious rejection of the liberal model. The collapse of liberal imperialism enabled a new culturalism that stressed the dangers and difficulties of trying to "civilize" native peoples. And, hand in hand with this shift in thinking was a shi. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 269 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-253) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400835072 1400835070 0691128162 9780691128160 1282457926 9781282457928 9786612457920 6612457929 |