Britain's Imperial Muse: The Classics, Imperialism, and the Indian Empire, 1784-1914 (Britain and the World)
Christopher Hagerman
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Description for Britain's Imperial Muse: The Classics, Imperialism, and the Indian Empire, 1784-1914 (Britain and the World)
Hardcover. Britain's Imperial Muse explores the classics' contribution to British imperialism and to the experience of empire in India through the long 19th century. It reveals the classics role as a foundational source for positive conceptions of empire and a rhetorical arsenal used by commentators to justify conquest and domination, especially of India. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
Britain's Imperial Muse explores the classics' contribution to British imperialism and to the experience of empire in India through the long 19th century. It reveals the classics role as a foundational source for positive conceptions of empire and a rhetorical arsenal used by commentators to justify conquest and domination, especially of India.
Britain's Imperial Muse explores the classics' contribution to British imperialism and to the experience of empire in India through the long 19th century. It reveals the classics role as a foundational source for positive conceptions of empire and a rhetorical arsenal used by commentators to justify conquest and domination, especially of India.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Series
Britain and the World
Number of Pages
266
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230278615
SKU
V9780230278615
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99-15
About Christopher Hagerman
C.A. Hagerman is Associate Professor of European History at Albion College, Michigan, USA. He earned his Ph.D. in History from the University of Toronto after completing a MA in Classical Archaeology from the University of British Columbia, Canada.
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