Britain’s Imperial Muse The Classics, Imperialism, and the Indian Empire, 1784–1914
Britain's Imperial Muse explores the classics' contribution to British imperialism and to the experience of empire in India through the long 19th century. It reveals the classics role as a foundational source for positive conceptions of empire and a rhetorical arsenal used by commentators...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
2013.
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Colección: | Britain and the World.
Springer eBooks. |
Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b3622165x*spi |
Sumario: | Britain's Imperial Muse explores the classics' contribution to British imperialism and to the experience of empire in India through the long 19th century. It reveals the classics role as a foundational source for positive conceptions of empire and a rhetorical arsenal used by commentators to justify conquest and domination, especially of India. |
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Descripción Física: | IX, 266 p. |
Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781137316424 |