Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Visions of Empire: Patriotism, Popular Culture and the City, 1870-1939
Brad Beaven
€ 46.63
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Visions of Empire: Patriotism, Popular Culture and the City, 1870-1939
Paperback. .
The emergence of a vibrant imperial culture 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 and the wider imperial project. Beaven shows that the ebb and flow of imperial enthusiasm was shaped through a fusion of local patriotism and a broader imperial identity. Imperial culture was neither generic nor unimportant but was instead multi-layered and recast to ... Read more
The emergence of a vibrant imperial culture 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 and the wider imperial project. Beaven shows that the ebb and flow of imperial enthusiasm was shaped through a fusion of local patriotism and a broader imperial identity. Imperial culture was neither generic nor unimportant but was instead multi-layered and recast to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Studies in Imperialism
Condition
New
Weight
400g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781526106698
SKU
V9781526106698
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Brad Beaven
Brad Beaven is Principal Lecturer in History at the University of Portsmouth -- .
Reviews for Visions of Empire: Patriotism, Popular Culture and the City, 1870-1939
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 ... Read more