Empire as the triumph of theory : imperialism, information, and the Colonial Society of 1868 / / Edward Beasley

• Autore: Beasley Edward <1964, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (230 p.)
• Disciplina: 325.34106
• Soggetto topico: Imperialism - History - 19th century
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Colonies History 19th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Illustrations; General Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The Founding of the Colonial Society; 3. The Usual Suspects; 4. Businessmen; 5. Travels and Ideas; 6. Tocqueville and Lord Bury: The Empire of Democracy; 7. Adderley Discovers the Pattern of the World; 8. Conclusion; Appendix 1: Members of the Colonial Society; Bibliography; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Who were the first people to invent a world-historical mission for the British Empire? And what were the constituencies behind the development of the imperialistic thinking in mid-Victorian England? These questions are vital for understanding where the New Imperialism of the late nineteenth century came from. Empire as the Triumph of Theory takes as its sample the more than two hundred earliest members of the first major pro-imperial pressure group: the Colonial Society (founded in 1868, it is now the Royal Commonwealth Society).The book goes on to a careful and well-written tour
• Titolo autorizzato: Empire as the triumph of theory
• ISBN: 1-135-76770-X; 1-135-76771-8; 1-280-23158-0; 9786610231584; 0-203-31876-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783613703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cass series--British foreign and colonial policy.