The absent-minded imperialists : empire, society, and culture in Britain / Bernard Porter.
Publication details: Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004. Description: xxii, 475 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 0198208545 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Public opinion -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Imperialism -- Public opinion -- History -- 19th century | Imperialism -- Public opinion -- History -- 20th century | Great Britain -- Colonies -- Public opinion -- History -- 20th century | Great Britain -- Colonies -- Public opinion -- History -- 19th centuryDDC classification: 941.081 LOC classification: DA18. | P65 2004Online resources: Book review (H-Net) | Table of contents only | Book review (H-Net) | Publisher description | Book review (H-Net)
Contents:
Empire and society -- Participation -- The prefects -- The middle classes at school -- Trade, liberty, and empire : the middle classes to 1880 -- Not in front of the servants -- Culture and imperialism -- Peril and propaganda, c. 1900 -- What about the workers? -- Imperialists, other imperialists, and others -- Empire on condition, 1914-1940 -- Repercussions -- Recapitulation and conclusion -- Endnotes.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [430]-460) and index.
Empire and society -- Participation -- The prefects -- The middle classes at school -- Trade, liberty, and empire : the middle classes to 1880 -- Not in front of the servants -- Culture and imperialism -- Peril and propaganda, c. 1900 -- What about the workers? -- Imperialists, other imperialists, and others -- Empire on condition, 1914-1940 -- Repercussions -- Recapitulation and conclusion -- Endnotes.