Ornamentalism How the British Saw Their Empire
by Cannadine, DavidFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-12-05
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary
With the return of Hong Kong to the Chinese government in 1997, the empirethat had lasted three hundred years lost its hold on the world and slipped intohistory. But the question of how we understand the British Empire--its origins,nature, purpose, and effect on the world it ruled--is far from settled. In thisincisive new work, David Cannadine looks at the British Empire from a newperspective--through the eyes of those who created and ruled it--and offersfresh insight into the driving forces behind the Empire. Arguing against theviews of Edward Said and others, the British were motivated not only by race,but also by class. The British wanted to domesticate the exotic world of theircolonies and to reorder the societies they ruled according to an idealized imageof their own class hierarchies.
Author Biography
David Cannadine is Professor of History and Director of the Institute of Historical Research at London University. He is the author of many acclaimed books including The Rise and Fall of Class in Britain, and G.M. Trevelyan: A Life in History.
Table of Contents
| List of Illustrations | |
| Preface | |
| Beginnings | |
| Prologue | |
| Precursors | |
| Localities | |
| Dominions | |
| India | |
| Colonies | |
| Mandates | |
| Generalities | |
| Honours | |
| Monarchs | |
| Perspective | |
| Limitations | |
| Endings | |
| Dissolution | |
| Epilogue | |
| An Imperial Childhood | |
| Notes | |
| Illustration Acknowledgements | |
| Index | |
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