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Cosmopolitan nationalism in the Victorian Empire : Ireland, India and the politics of Alfred Webb / / Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre



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Autore: Regan-Lefebvre Jennifer Visualizza persona
Titolo: Cosmopolitan nationalism in the Victorian Empire : Ireland, India and the politics of Alfred Webb / / Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
Edizione: 1st ed. 2009.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (244 p.)
Disciplina: 320.5409415092
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Soggetto topico: Nationalists - Ireland
Quakers - Ireland
Home rule - Ireland
Soggetto geografico: Ireland Politics and government 19th century
Ireland Politics and government 20th century
Ireland Relations India
India Relations Ireland
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.
Titolo autorizzato: Cosmopolitan nationalism in the Victorian Empire  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-67172-3
9786612671722
0-230-24470-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910819112103321
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Serie: Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies series.