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D. Stephen - The Empire of Progress: West Africans, Indians, and Britons at the British Empire Exhibition, 1924–25 - 9781349459193 - V9781349459193
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The Empire of Progress: West Africans, Indians, and Britons at the British Empire Exhibition, 1924–25

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Description for The Empire of Progress: West Africans, Indians, and Britons at the British Empire Exhibition, 1924–25 paperback. This much-needed study of the British Empire Exhibition reveals durable, persistent connections between empire and domestic society in Britain during the interwar years. It demonstrates that the Exhibition was a marker of how by 1924, imperial relations were increasingly likely to be shaped by forces located on the colonial periphery. Num Pages: 205 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 270.
This much-needed study of the British Empire Exhibition reveals durable, persistent connections between empire and domestic society in Britain during the interwar years. It demonstrates that the Exhibition was a marker of how by 1924, imperial relations were increasingly likely to be shaped by forces located on the colonial periphery.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
Number of Pages
194
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349459193
SKU
V9781349459193
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About D. Stephen
Daniel Stephen is Lecturer in History at University of Colorado Boulder, USA. His work has appeared in Twentieth Century British History and The Journal of British Studies.

Reviews for The Empire of Progress: West Africans, Indians, and Britons at the British Empire Exhibition, 1924–25
'The largest and most ambitious in the tradition of imperial expositions, the 1924 Empire Exhibition brought the empire 'home' to the outskirts of north London, heralding a new era of imperial unity and development while adhering to the principle of colonial self-sufficiency and reproducing racist caricatures. In the first book-length account of the exhibition at Wembley, its context, and its ... Read more

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