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Record Nr.

UNINA9910974333603321

Autore

Regan-Lefebvre Jennifer

Titolo

Cosmopolitan Nationalism in the Victorian Empire : Ireland, India and the Politics of Alfred Webb / / by J. Regan-Lefebvre

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2009

ISBN

9786612671722

9781282671720

1282671723

9780230244702

023024470X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2009.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (244 p.)

Collana

Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies, , 2635-1641

Disciplina

320.5409415092

B

Soggetti

Great Britain - History

Imperialism

World politics

Asia - History

History, Modern

Literature

History of Britain and Ireland

Imperialism and Colonialism

Political History

Asian History

Modern History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-220) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; A Note on Terminology; 1 'How rich my life has been, not in itself but in its associations': An Introduction to Alfred Webb; 2 'Interested in people of all countries, especially of America': A Quaker Family in the Atlantic World; 3 'The labours and responsibilities nearly killed me': Webb and Social Activism in Victorian Dublin; 4 'Some curious characters floated on the surface':



Webb's Entry into Nationalist Politics; 5 'I am willing to take any dangerous part': Webb in the World of Parnell and Gladstone

6 'A union of hearts firmly based on love of Ireland': Cosmopolitan Friendship in the Imperial Metropolis7 'I stand beside you as a comrade': Irish and Indian Political Collaboration; 8 'Politics is a difficult and anxious game': An Assessment of Webb; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The first biography of Alfred Webb, Irish nationalist and president of the 1894 Indian National Congress. The biography explores how Webb viewed nationalism as a vehicle for global social justice. Drawing on archives in Britain, Ireland and India the author reveals how Irish and Indians used cosmopolitan London to create networks across the Empire.