Visions of empire: patriotism, popular culture and the city, 1870–1939

This book offers a ground-breaking perspective on how imperial culture was disseminated from the 1890s onward. It identifies the important synergies that grew between a new civic culture and the wider imperial project. Three case studies are considered against an extensive analysis of seminal and cu...

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Main Author: Beaven, Brad 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Manchester ; New York Manchester University Press 2012
Series:Studies in imperialism
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Online Access:DE-188
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Summary:This book offers a ground-breaking perspective on how imperial culture was disseminated from the 1890s onward. It identifies the important synergies that grew between a new civic culture and the wider imperial project. Three case studies are considered against an extensive analysis of seminal and current historiography
Visions of Empire is a welcome addition to the debate about British cultural imperialism.With the advent of 'the global', paying heed to 'the local' can add much to historical understanding. A new history of empire is developing which highlights the ambiguity and elasticity of popular imperialism. Beaven's work advances this and presents a serious challenge to recent national and transnational studies of the cultural dispersal of imperial ideas
The emergence of a vibrant imperial culture and its pervasive influence in British society from the 1890s both fascinated and appalled contemporaries. It has also consistently provoked controversy among historians. This book offers a ground-breaking perspective on how imperial culture was disseminated. It identifies the important synergies that grew between a new civic culture of the late nineteenth century and the wider imperial project. From the late nineteenth century, pleasure seekers enjoyed the spectacular depiction of empire on stage and screen. Meanwhile school children began to learn about the imperial project through new curricula and events such as Empire Day. The demand for imperial loyalty also loomed large over recruiting campaigns for both the Boer and First World Wars. However, the passion for empire also fostered widespread anxieties. ‘Urban explorers’ imitated imperial adventurers in Africa and found similar ‘savagery’ in the underworld of the English city
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 234 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9781526117557
9781526117540
DOI:10.7765/9781526117557

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