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The absent-minded imperialists : empire, society, and culture in Britain
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- Creator
- Bernard Porter
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004
- Physical Details
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- xxii, 475 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 0191513415, 0199299595, 0191700924, 1429459859, 9780198208549, 9786610758746, 1280758740, 0198208545
- OCLC
- ocm56334149, ocn437109203
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-460) and index.
- Empire and society -- Participation -- The prefects -- The middle classes at school -- Trade, liberty, and empire : the middle classes to 1880 -- Not in front of the servants -- Culture and imperialism -- Peril and propaganda, c. 1900 -- What about the workers? -- Imperialists, other imperialists, and others -- Empire on condition, 1914-1940 -- Repercussions -- Recapitulation and conclusion -- Endnotes
Subjects
- Public opinion -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
- Imperialism -- Public opinion -- History -- 19th century.
- Imperialism -- Public opinion -- History -- 20th century.
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Public opinion -- History -- 20th century.
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Public opinion -- History -- 19th century.