Persuasion and propaganda : monuments and the eighteenth-century British Empire /

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Lavishly illustrated, Persuasion and Propaganda is the first study of these works of art within the framework of colonial politics and political culture. While examining the rise of the idea of the public in the modern world, Joan Coutu also explores how "empire" was constantly being redef...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Coutu, Joan Michèle, 1964- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montréal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2006
Colección:desLibris. Books collection.
Temas:
1700-1799
Monuments > Great Britain > Colonies > History > 18th century.
Imperialism > Government policy > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Symbolism in politics.
Monuments > Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Impérialisme > Politique gouvernementale > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Symbolisme en politique.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
British colonies
Imperialism > Government policy
Symbolism in politics
Great Britain > Colonies > History > 18th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Great Britain
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Display and dynasty
  • The colonial trade in monuments
  • Heroic imagery? The monument to Wolfe in Westminster Abbey
  • Precedents and parallels: the Grenville Commission
  • Magnanimity? The bust of George III in Montreal
  • Reassurances of liberty: public monuments in the American colonies
  • Reassurances of loyalty: public commissions in the West Indies
  • India: building as a moral imperative.

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