Mid-Victorian imperialists : British gentlemen and the empire of the mind / Edward Beasley.
Mid-Victorian imperialists : British gentlemen and the empire of the mind / Edward Beasley.
Mid-Victorian imperialists : British gentlemen and the empire of the mind / Edward Beasley.
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London ; New York : Routledge, c2005.
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N909.09712/7
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English
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Physical content
xv, 220 p. : map ; c2005.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Arthur Mills, almanacs and despotism -- 3. The man who ran the empire -- 4. Frederic Rogers and the 'transcendental expectation' -- 5. Letters from Australia, part I : the citizens -- 6. Letters from Australia, part II : the governor and the end of the world -- 7. The variety o...
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Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, c2005.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c2005.
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Summary
"Throughout the nineteenth century the British Empire was the subject of much writing; floods of articles, books and government reports were produced about the areas under British control and the overall idea of imperialism. Mid-Victorian Imperialists investigates how the Victorians made sense of all the information regarding the Empire. It examine...
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Mid-Victorian imperialists : British gentlemen and the empire of the mind / Edward Beasley.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Bibliography: p.[203]-214.
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N909.09712/7
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74VKqJgka2VA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKqJgka2VA
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0714656984 (hardback)
9780714656984 (hardback)
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909.0971241081
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991020221099702626
