Quest for Security
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Quest for Security
Sovereignty, Race, and the Defense of the British Empire, 1898-1931
Tumblin, Jesse (Boston College, Massachusetts)
Cambridge University Press
10/2019
312
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Inglês
9781108498746
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Colonial hierarchy and race fueled rapid militarization in the British Empire that shaped the violent course of the twentieth century. This innovative study reveals the colonial backstory of a century that witnessed total war, resulting in new political norms that enthrone 'national security' as the dominating feature of contemporary politics.
Introduction; 1. Colonial federationism, security, and the South African War; 2. Lessons of South Africa: security and political culture in the British world, 1902-1906; 3. Security, race, and dominion status, 1907-1909; 4. The collapse of consensus and control, 1910-1914; 5. Race, conscription, and the meaning of sovereignty in war; 6. The sharp sickle: new realities of sovereignty in the British Empire, 1918-1926; Epilogue - the Statute of Westminster: a once and future sovereignty;
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Colonial hierarchy and race fueled rapid militarization in the British Empire that shaped the violent course of the twentieth century. This innovative study reveals the colonial backstory of a century that witnessed total war, resulting in new political norms that enthrone 'national security' as the dominating feature of contemporary politics.
Introduction; 1. Colonial federationism, security, and the South African War; 2. Lessons of South Africa: security and political culture in the British world, 1902-1906; 3. Security, race, and dominion status, 1907-1909; 4. The collapse of consensus and control, 1910-1914; 5. Race, conscription, and the meaning of sovereignty in war; 6. The sharp sickle: new realities of sovereignty in the British Empire, 1918-1926; Epilogue - the Statute of Westminster: a once and future sovereignty;
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