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Mid-Victorian imperialists : British gentlemen and the empire of the mind /

"Throughout the nineteenth century the British Empire was the subject of much writing; floods of articles, books and government reports were produced about the areas under British control and the overall idea of imperialism. Mid-Victorian Imperialists investigates how the Victorians made sense...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Beasley, Edward, 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
Colección:Cass series--British foreign and colonial policy.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • chapter 2 Arthur Mills, almanacs and despotism
  • chapter 3 The man who ran the Empire
  • chapter 4 Frederic Rogers and the 'transcendental expectation'
  • chapter 5 Letters from Australia, Part I: the citizens
  • chapter 6 Letters from Australia, Part II: the governor and the end of the world
  • chapter 7 The variety of Englishmen and their empires, Part I
  • chapter 8 The variety of Englishmen and their empires, Part II
  • chapter 9 Generalizing about humanity: Lord Carnarvon
  • chapter 10 Rawlinson, Northcote and the imperialism of information management
  • chapter 11 Conclusion.