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

ISBN-13: 9781108444897 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 510 str.

Alan Lester; Kate Boehme; Peter Mitchell

Opis

Reveals how the British Empire's governing men enforced their ideas of freedom, civilization and liberalism around the world.

Recenzje

'Ruling the World breathes new life into the history of British imperial administration.' Alex Middleton, University of Oxford

Spis treści

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.