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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Coutu, Joan Michèle, 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montréal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2006
Series:desLibris. Books collection.
Subjects:
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.
Great Britain > Colonies > History > 18th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Great Britain.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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