02567nam 2200577 a 450 991046231550332120200520144314.01-78499-000-01-84779-440-8(CKB)2670000000276889(EBL)1069686(OCoLC)818847472(SSID)ssj0000757694(PQKBManifestationID)12238701(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000757694(PQKBWorkID)10759330(PQKB)11537996(MiAaPQ)EBC1069686(MiAaPQ)EBC4083802(Au-PeEL)EBL1069686(CaPaEBR)ebr10627256(CaONFJC)MIL843632(EXLCZ)99267000000027688920060425d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrColonial connections 1815-45[electronic resource] patronage, the information revolution and colonial government /Zoë LaidlawManchester, U.K. ;New York Manchester University Press ;New York Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave20051 online resource (253 p.)Studies in imperialismDescription based upon print version of record.0-7190-6919-X 0-7190-6918-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-232) and index.pt. 1. Metropolitan concerns -- pt. 2. Colonial struggles -- pt. III. Agendas for imperial reform.This groundbreaking book challenges standard interpretations of metropolitan strategies of rule in the early nineteenth century. After the Napoleonic wars, the British government ruled a more diverse empire than ever before, and the Colonial Office responded by cultivating strong personal links with governors and colonial officials through which influence, patronage and information could flow. By the 1830's the conviction that personal connections were the best way of exerting influence within the imperial sphere went well beyond the metropolitan government, as lobbyists, settlers and missionarStudies in imperialism (Manchester, England)Great BritainColoniesAdministrationHistory19th centuryElectronic books.325.34109034Laidlaw Zoë869558MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462315503321Colonial connections 1815-451941390UNINA