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Illustrating Empire: A Visual History of British Imperialism (The Bodleian Library - Visual History from the John Johnson Collection of Printe)
Ashley Jackson & David Tomkins
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Description for Illustrating Empire: A Visual History of British Imperialism (The Bodleian Library - Visual History from the John Johnson Collection of Printe)
paperback. Illustrating Empire tells the history of the British Empire through the ephemeral images used to promote, record, and celebrate its development. The narrative is told through more than 200 striking and original images accompanied by illuminating story captions which unlock the history and meaning behind the illustrations. Series: Visual History from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 228 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 213 x 21. Weight in Grams: 886.
Illustrating Empire tells the history of the British Empire through the ephemeral images used to promote, record, and celebrate its development. The narrative is told through more than 200 striking and original images accompanied by illuminating story captions which unlock the history and meaning behind the illustrations. Following a general introduction which provides an overarching discussion of Empire and its many facets, the book is structured around eight major themes associated with the British Empire and Britain’s encounter with non-Europeans: emigration and settlement; imperial authority; exploration and knowledge; trade and commerce; travel and communications; popular culture; exhibitions and jubilees; ... Read more
Illustrating Empire tells the history of the British Empire through the ephemeral images used to promote, record, and celebrate its development. The narrative is told through more than 200 striking and original images accompanied by illuminating story captions which unlock the history and meaning behind the illustrations. Following a general introduction which provides an overarching discussion of Empire and its many facets, the book is structured around eight major themes associated with the British Empire and Britain’s encounter with non-Europeans: emigration and settlement; imperial authority; exploration and knowledge; trade and commerce; travel and communications; popular culture; exhibitions and jubilees; ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bodleian Library
Condition
New
Series
Visual History from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851243341
SKU
9781851243341
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About Ashley Jackson & David Tomkins
Ashley Jackson is Professor of Imperial and Military History at King's College London and the author of numerous articles and five books on British imperial history. David Tomkins is Project Manager of the JISC-funded projects Mapping Crime beyond the John Johnson Collection and Electronic Ephemera: digitised selections from the John Johnson Collection, both based at the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
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