Empire as the triumph of theory : imperialism, information, and the Colonial Society of 1868 / Edwar...
Empire as the triumph of theory : imperialism, information, and the Colonial Society of 1868 / Edwar...
Empire as the triumph of theory : imperialism, information, and the Colonial Society of 1868 / Edward Beasley.
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Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, c2005.
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N325.34106/ 1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 216 p. : map ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. The founding of the Colonial Society -- 3. The usual suspects -- 4. Businessmen -- 5. Travels and ideas -- 6. Tocqueville and Lord Bury : the empire of democracy -- 7. Adderley discovers the pattern of the world -- 8. Conclusion -- App. Members of the Colonial Society.
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Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, c2005.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2005.
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Summary
"This is the first work to explore the social and intellectual origins of the Colonial Society, brings the mid-Victorians to life, and should become a standard work for specialists on imperialism."--BOOK JACKET.
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Empire as the triumph of theory : imperialism, information, and the Colonial Society of 1868 / Edward Beasley.
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Cass series--British foreign and colonial policy, 1467-5013.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2005.
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N325.34106/ 1
Record Identifier
74VKpGq6AgwX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKpGq6AgwX
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ISBN
0714656100
9780714656106
DDC
325.34106
MMS ID
991019361639702626
