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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Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
Language: | English |
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Britain and the world
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Colonialism & imperialism
> c 1800 to c 1900
> United Kingdom, Great Britain.
> United Kingdom, Great Britain.
British & Irish history
> c 1800 to c 1900
> United Kingdom, Great Britain.
> United Kingdom, Great Britain.
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137316424 |
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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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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780230278615, 2013. |
Carrier Form: | 280 p. |
ISBN: |
9780230278615 9781137316424 : 113731642X : |
CLC: | K351.4 |
Contents: | Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Classical Education and Britain's Imperial Elite 3. Empires and Imperialism in British Classical Discourse 4. Classical Discourse and British Imperial Identity: the Nature of Empire 5. Classical Discourse and British Imperial Identity: the Civilizing Mission 6. Classical Discourse and British Imperial Identity: the Imperial Character 7. Classical Discourse and the Decline and Fall of Empires 8. Classical Discourse and British Conceptions of India 9. Classical Discourse in British India I: Coping with Life in India 10. Classical Discourse in British India II: Secret Knowledge 11. Conclusion References Endnotes. |