Female imperialism and national identity the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire
Through a study of the British Empire's largest women's patriotic organisation, formed in 1900, and still in existence, this book examines the relationship between female imperialism and national identity. It throws new light on women's involvement in imperialism; on the history of ‘c...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester ; New York :
Manchester University Press : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave
2002.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427403806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- 1. Genealogy of an imperial and nationalistic Order
- 2. Female imperialism at the periphery: organizing principles, 1900-1919
- 3. Women, race and assimilation: the canadianizing 1920's
- 4. Exhibiting Canada: Empire, migration and the 1928 English Schoolgirl Tour
- 5. Britishness and Canadian nationalism: Daughters of the Empire, mothers in their own homes, 1929-45
- 6. 'Other than stone and mortar': war memorials, memory and imperial knowledge
- 7. Conservative women and democracy: defending Cold War Canada
- 8. Modernizing the north: women, internal colonization and indigenous peoples
- Conclusion
- Note on sources
- Bibliography
- Index.
