Ruling the World

Ruling the World

Freedom, Civilisation and Liberalism in the Nineteenth-Century British Empire

Boehme, Kate; Mitchell, Peter; Lester, Alan

Cambridge University Press

01/2021

510

Mole

Inglês

9781108444897

15 a 20 dias

555

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Introduction; Part I. 1838: The Year of Freedom: 1. Setting the scene for emancipation; 2. Managing expectations; 3. Political freedom; 4. Settler liberties; 5. Free trade, famine and invasion; 6. Steam and opium; Conclusion to Part I: An empire of freedom?; Part II. 1857: The Year of Civilization: 7. Setting the scene: Hubris and crisis; 8. 'A struggle of life and death'; 9. A new imperial government; Conclusion to Part II: An empire of civilization?; Part III. 1879: The Year of Liberalism: 10. Liberal fathers and sons; 11. Imperialism; 12. Imperial wars and their aftermaths; Conclusion to Part III: A liberal empire?; Appendix. Cast of characters.
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