The Absent-Minded Imperialists: Empire, Society, and Culture in Britain

Name: The Absent-Minded Imperialists: Empire, Society, and Culture in Britain
Brand: OXFORD UNIV PR
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By Bernard Porter

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The British empire was a huge enterprise. To foreigners it more or less defined Britain in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its repercussions in the wider world are still with us today. One might expect this to have been reflected in her society and culture. This is the first book to examine this assumption critically against the broader background of contemporary British society. Bernard Porter, a leading imperial historian, argues that the empire had a far lower profile in Britain than it did abroad. He argues that though Britain was an imperial nation in this period, she was never a genuine imperial society.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 504
Release Date:: 2006-09-28
Publication Date:: 2006-09-30
Publisher:: OXFORD UNIV PR
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0199299595
ISBN13:: 9780199299591
Weight:: 772 g
Height:: 15.9 cm
Width:: 23.3 cm
Thickness:: 2.9 cm

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