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Imperial white : race, diaspora, and the British Empire /

Radhika Mohanram shows not just how British imperial culture shaped the colonies but how the imperial rule of colonies gave new meanings to what it meant to be British. Considering whether whiteness, like theory, can travel, Mohanram also provides a new perspective on white diaspora, a phenomenon of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mohanram, Radhika
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2007.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Radhika Mohanram shows not just how British imperial culture shaped the colonies but how the imperial rule of colonies gave new meanings to what it meant to be British. Considering whether whiteness, like theory, can travel, Mohanram also provides a new perspective on white diaspora, a phenomenon of the nineteenth century that has been largely absent in diaspora studies, ultimately rethinking British imperial whiteness.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxvi, 212 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-205) and index.
ISBN:9780816653829
0816653828