Ruling the World : Freedom, Civilisation and Liberalism in the British Empire

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Book Title
Ruling the World : Freedom, Civilisation and Liberalism in the Ni
ISBN
9781108444897
Subject Area
Social Science, History
Publication Name
Ruling the World : Freedom, Civilization and Liberalism in the Nineteenth-Century British Empire
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Item Length
9 in
Subject
Emigration & Immigration, Europe / Great Britain / General
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.9 in
Author
Kate Böhme, Alan Lester, Peter Mitchell
Item Weight
19.6 Oz
Item Width
5.9 in
Number of Pages
510 Pages
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
110844489X
ISBN-13
9781108444897
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3050086110

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
510 Pages
Publication Name
Ruling the World : Freedom, Civilization and Liberalism in the Nineteenth-Century British Empire
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Subject
Emigration & Immigration, Europe / Great Britain / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, History
Author
Kate Böhme, Alan Lester, Peter Mitchell
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
19.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
'Ruling the World will change our understanding of the British Empire and the societies that were formed and transformed under its rule. Strikingly, it brings alive both the actions of individuals and the broader sweep of imperial history. Never before has a focus on the actions of elite white men been so enlightening for understanding what the empire meant for the Indigenous peoples they sought to govern.' Ann Curthoys, co-author with Jessie Mitchell of Taking Liberty: Indigenous Rights and Settler Self-government in Colonial Australia, 1830-1890
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
325.341
Table Of Content
Introduction; Part I. 1838: The Year of Freedom: 1. Setting the scene for emancipation; 2. Managing expectations; 3. Political freedom; 4. Settler liberties; 5. Free trade, famine and invasion; 6. Steam and opium; Conclusion to Part I: An empire of freedom?; Part II. 1857: The Year of Civilization: 7. Setting the scene: Hubris and crisis; 8. 'A struggle of life and death'; 9. A new imperial government; Conclusion to Part II: An empire of civilization?; Part III. 1879: The Year of Liberalism: 10. Liberal fathers and sons; 11. Imperialism; 12. Imperial wars and their aftermaths; Conclusion to Part III: A liberal empire?; Appendix. Cast of characters.
Synopsis
Ruling the World tells the story of how the largest and most diverse empire in history was governed, everywhere and all at once. Focusing on some of the most tumultuous years of Queen Victoria's reign, Alan Lester, Kate Boehme and Peter Mitchell adopt an entirely new perspective to explain how the men in charge of the British Empire sought to manage simultaneous events across the globe. Using case studies including Canada, South Africa, the Caribbean, Australia, India and Afghanistan, they reveal how the empire represented a complex series of trade-offs between Parliament's, colonial governors', colonists' and colonised peoples' agendas. They also highlight the compromises that these men made as they adapted their ideals of freedom, civilization and liberalism to the realities of an empire imposed through violence and governed in the interests of Britons., Provides a more balanced understanding of the British Empire and reveals how the men in charge of the most diverse empire in history enforced their ideas of freedom, civilization and liberalism around the world as they managed some of the greatest crises of the Victorian period.
LC Classification Number
JV1060

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