ISBN:
9780822358138
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9780822358275
Language:
English
Pages:
VII, 283 Seiten
Parallel Title:
Ten books that shaped the British empire
DDC:
909.09/71241
Keywords:
Books History
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Imperialism Historiography
;
Books History
;
Imperialism Historiography
;
Books History
;
Great Britain
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Imperialism Historiography
;
Books - Great Britain - History
;
Books ; Great Britain ; History
;
Imperialism ; Historiography
;
Great Britain ; Colonies ; Historiography
;
Great Britain Colonies
;
Historiography
;
Great Britain Colonies
;
Historiography
;
Great Britain Colonies
;
Historiography
;
Englisch
;
Literatur
;
Commonwealth
;
Literatur
;
Englisch
;
Commonwealth
;
Geschichte
;
Großbritannien
;
Buch
;
Imperialismus
;
Geschichtsschreibung
;
Kolonie
;
Reformpolitik
;
Nationalismus
;
Geschichte
Abstract:
Looking at ten books that shaped the modern British Empire, the contributors examine imperial classics, anticolonial blockbusters, and a range of pamphlets, assessing the effects of each one on key aspects of imperial history.
Abstract:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. The Spine of Empire? : Books and the Making of an Imperial Commons - Antoinette Burton and Isabel Hofmeyr -- 1. Remaking the Empire from Newgate: Wakefield's A Letter from Sydney - Tony Ballantyne -- 2. Jane Eyre at Home and Abroad - Charlotte Macdonald -- 3. Macaulay's History of England: A Book That Shaped Nation and Empire - Catherine Hall -- 4. "The Day Will Come": Charles H. Pearson's National Life and Character: A Forecast - Marilyn Lake -- 5. Victims of "British Justice"? A Century of Wrong as Anti-imperial Tract, Core Narrative of the Afrikaner "Nation," and Victim-Based Solidarity-Building Discourse - André du Toit -- 6. The Text in the World, the World through the Text: Robert Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys - Elleke Boehmer -- 7. Hind Swaraj: Translating Sovereignty - Tridip Suhrud -- 8. Totaram Sanadhya's Fiji Mein Mere Ekkis Varsh: A History of Empire and Nation in a Minor Key - Mrinalini Sinha -- 9. C. L. R. James's The Black Jacobins and the Making of the Modern Atlantic World - Aaron Kamugisha -- 10. Ethnography and Cultural Innovationin Mau Mau Detention Camps: Gakaara wa Wanjau's Mĩhĩrĩga ya Agĩkũyũ - Derek R. Peterson -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index.
Abstract:
Remaking the empire from Newgate : Wakefield's A letter from Sydney / Tony Ballantyne -- Jane Eyre at home and abroad / Charlotte Macdonald -- Macaulay's History of England : a book that shaped nation and empire / Catherine Hall -- "The Day Will Come" : Charles H. Pearson's National life and character : a forecast / Marilyn Lake -- Victims of "British justice"? A century of wrong as anti-imperial tract, core narrative of the Afrikaner "nation," and victim-based solidarity-building discourse / André du Toit -- The text in the world, the world through the text : Robert Baden-Powell's Scouting for boys / Elleke Boehmer -- Hind Swaraj : translating sovereignty / Tridip Suhrud -- Totaram Sanadhya's Fiji Mein Mere Ekkis Varsh : a history of empire and nation in a minor key / Mrinalini Sinha -- C.L.R. James's The Black Jacobins and the making of the modern Atlantic world / Aaron Kamugisha -- Ethnography and cultural innovation in Mau Mau detention camps : Gakaara wa Wanjau's Mĩhĩrĩga ya aagĩkũyũ / Derek R. Peterson.
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction. The Spine of Empire? : Books and the Making of an Imperial Commons - Antoinette Burton and Isabel Hofmeyr; 1. Remaking the Empire from Newgate: Wakefield's A Letter from Sydney - Tony Ballantyne; 2. Jane Eyre at Home and Abroad - Charlotte Macdonald; 3. Macaulay's History of England: A Book That Shaped Nation and Empire - Catherine Hall; 4. "The Day Will Come": Charles H. Pearson's National Life and Character: A Forecast - Marilyn Lake; 5. Victims of "British Justice"? A Century of Wrong as Anti-imperial Tract, Core Narrative of the Afrikaner "Nation," and Victim-Based Solidarity-Building Discourse - André du Toit6. The Text in the World, the World through the Text: Robert Baden-Powell's Scouting for Boys - Elleke Boehmer; 7. Hind Swaraj: Translating Sovereignty - Tridip Suhrud; 8. Totaram Sanadhya's Fiji Mein Mere Ekkis Varsh: A History of Empire and Nation in a Minor Key - Mrinalini Sinha; 9. C. L. R. James's The Black Jacobins and the Making of the Modern Atlantic World - Aaron Kamugisha; 10. Ethnography and Cultural Innovationin Mau Mau Detention Camps: Gakaara wa Wanjau's Mĩhĩrĩga ya Agĩkũyũ - Derek R. PetersonBibliography; Contributors; Index
Description / Table of Contents:
Remaking the empire from Newgate : Wakefield's A letter from Sydney / Tony BallantyneJane Eyre at home and abroad / Charlotte Macdonald -- Macaulay's History of England : a book that shaped nation and empire / Catherine Hall -- "The Day Will Come" : Charles H. Pearson's National life and character : a forecast / Marilyn Lake -- Victims of "British justice"? A century of wrong as anti-imperial tract, core narrative of the Afrikaner "nation," and victim-based solidarity-building discourse / André du Toit -- The text in the world, the world through the text : Robert Baden-Powell's Scouting for boys / Elleke Boehmer -- Hind Swaraj : translating sovereignty / Tridip Suhrud -- Totaram Sanadhya's Fiji Mein Mere Ekkis Varsh : a history of empire and nation in a minor key / Mrinalini Sinha -- C.L.R. James's The Black Jacobins and the making of the modern Atlantic world / Aaron Kamugisha -- Ethnography and cultural innovation in Mau Mau detention camps : Gakaara wa Wanjau's Mĩhĩrĩga ya aagĩkũyũ / Derek R. Peterson.
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 239-260
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Remaking the empire from Newgate : Wakefield's A letter from Sydney
,
Macaulay's History of England : a book that shaped nation and empire
,
"The Day Will Come" : Charles H. Pearson's National life and character : a forecast
,
Victims of "British justice"? A century of wrong as anti-imperial tract, core narrative of the Afrikaner "nation," and victim-based solidarity-building discourse
,
The text in the world, the world through the text : Robert Baden-Powell's Scouting for boys
,
Hind Swaraj : translating sovereignty
,
Totaram Sanadhya's Fiji Mein Mere Ekkis Varsh : a history of empire and nation in a minor key
,
C.L.R. James's The Black Jacobins and the making of the modern Atlantic world
,
Ethnography and cultural innovation in Mau Mau detention camps : Gakaara wa Wanjau's Mĩhĩrĩga ya aagĩkũyũ
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