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The Absent-Minded Imperialists Bernard Porter (Emeritus Professor of History, University of Newcastle)

The Absent-Minded Imperialists par Bernard Porter (Emeritus Professor of History, University of Newcastle)

The Absent-Minded Imperialists Bernard Porter (Emeritus Professor of History, University of Newcastle)


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It is an assumption that Britain was steeped in imperialism domestically, which affected almost everything Britons thought, felt, and did. This book examines this assumption against the background of contemporary British society. It argues that the empire had a lower profile in Britain than it did abroad.

The Absent-Minded Imperialists Résumé

The Absent-Minded Imperialists: Empire, Society, and Culture in Britain Bernard Porter (Emeritus Professor of History, University of Newcastle)

The British empire was a huge enterprise. To foreigners it more or less defined Britain in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its repercussions in the wider world are still with us today. It also had a great impact on Britain herself: for example, on her economy, security, population, and eating habits. One might expect this to have been reflected in her society and culture. Indeed, this has now become the conventional wisdom: that Britain was steeped in imperialism domestically, which affected (or infected) almost everything Britons thought, felt, and did. This is the first book to examine this assumption critically against the broader background of contemporary British society. Bernard Porter, a leading imperial historian, argues that the empire had a far lower profile in Britain than it did abroad. Many Britons could hardly have been aware of it for most of the nineteenth century and only a small number was in any way committed to it. Between these extremes opinions differed widely over what was even meant by the empire. This depended largely on class, and even when people were aware of the empire, it had no appreciable impact on their thinking about anything else. Indeed, the influence far more often went the other way, with perceptions of the empire being affected (or distorted) by more powerful domestic discourses. Although Britain was an imperial nation in this period, she was never a genuine imperial society. As well as showing how this was possible, Porter also discusses the implications of this attitude for Britain and her empire, and for the relationship between culture and imperialism more generally, bringing his study up to date by including the case of the present-day USA.

The Absent-Minded Imperialists Avis

...[a] spirited and wide-ranging polemic ... an important book in every respect ... highly readable, and perfectly pitched to win friends and provoke enemies. * Stuart Ward, History Workshop Journal *
...an important book on empires. * Manan Ahmed, South Asia News *

Sommaire

1. Empire and Society ; 2. Participation ; 3. The Prefects ; 4. The Middle Classes at School ; 5. Trade, Liberty, and Empire: the Middle Classes to 1880 ; 6. Not in Front of the Servants ; 7. Culture and Empire ; 8. Peril and Propaganda c.1900 ; 9. What About the Workers? ; 10. Imperialists, Other Imperialists, and Others ; 11. Empire on Condition 1914-40 ; 12. Repercussions ; 13. Recapitulation and Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index ; 1. Empire and Society ; 2. Participation ; 3. The Prefects ; 4. The Middle Classes at School ; 5. Trade, Liberty, and Empire: the Middle Classes to 1880 ; 6. Not in Front of the Servants ; 7. Culture and Empire ; 8. Peril and Propaganda c.1900 ; 9. What About the Workers? ; 10. Imperialists, Other Imperialists, and Others ; 11. Empire on Condition 1914-40 ; 12. Repercussions ; 13. Recapitulation and Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index

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GOR003656308
9780199299591
0199299595
The Absent-Minded Imperialists: Empire, Society, and Culture in Britain Bernard Porter (Emeritus Professor of History, University of Newcastle)
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Oxford University Press
20060727
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