Imperial nostalgia : how the British conquered themselves /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mitchell, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2021].
Subjects:
Imperialism.
Collective memory > Great Britain.
Impérialisme.
Mémoire collective > Grande-Bretagne.
British colonies
Collective memory
Imperialism
Great Britain > Colonies > History.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Histoire.
Great Britain
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Associative magic: nostalgic time and the revolt against mourning
  • Inventing the tradition: how nostalgia made an empire
  • Sovereign bodies: Britain's imperial present
  • 'The best and most perfect virtue': empire, race and free speech in the battle for the university
  • The adventures of the Imperial Wonder Boy: Rory Stewart and the fantasy of innocence
  • 'Degraded underfoot perverse creatures': empire and the languages of class
  • Conclusion: escaping the empire
  • Acknowledgements
  • Figures
  • Further reading
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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