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Record Nr.

UNISA996207191403316

Titolo

Classics and Imperialism in the British Empire

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2010

ISBN

9780191595301 (ebook) :

0191595306 (ebook) :

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxiii, 335 p.) : ill

Collana

Classical presences Classics and imperialism in the British empire

Disciplina

820.9358

Soggetti

Imperialism

Civilization, Classical

English

Regions & Countries - Europe

History & Archaeology

Languages & Literatures

Great Britain

English Literature

Great Britain History 18th century

Great Britain History 19th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

A collection of essays constituting the first comprehensive study of the relationship between classical ideas and British colonialism. The contributors demonstrate that ideas about the Greek and Roman world since the eighteenth century developed hand-in-hand with the rise and fall of the British Empire.