Exhibiting the empire: Cultures of display and the British Empire (Studies in Imperialism MUP)
John McAleer (Ed.)
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Description for Exhibiting the empire: Cultures of display and the British Empire (Studies in Imperialism MUP)
Hardcover. Examines various ways in which the Empire was displayed in Britain between the eighteenth and early twentieth centuries, looking at music, satirical prints, exploration, battles and even nascent nationalism. Editor(s): McAleer, John; Mackenzie, John M. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 288 pages. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
Exhibiting the empire considers how a whole range of cultural products - from paintings, prints, photographs, panoramas and 'popular' texts to ephemera, newspapers and the press, theatre and music, exhibitions, institutions and architecture - were used to record, celebrate and question the development of the British Empire. It represents a significant and original contribution to our understanding of the relationship between culture and empire. Written by leading scholars from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, individual chapters bring fresh perspectives to the interpretation of media, material culture and display, and their interaction with history. Taken together, this collection suggests that the ... Read more
Exhibiting the empire considers how a whole range of cultural products - from paintings, prints, photographs, panoramas and 'popular' texts to ephemera, newspapers and the press, theatre and music, exhibitions, institutions and architecture - were used to record, celebrate and question the development of the British Empire. It represents a significant and original contribution to our understanding of the relationship between culture and empire. Written by leading scholars from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, individual chapters bring fresh perspectives to the interpretation of media, material culture and display, and their interaction with history. Taken together, this collection suggests that the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Imperialism
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719091094
SKU
V9780719091094
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Ref
99-15
About John McAleer (Ed.)
John McAleer is Lecturer in History at the University of Southampton John M. MacKenzie is Emeritus Professor of Imperial History at Lancaster University and holds Honorary Professorships at the Universities of Aberdeen, St Andrews and Stirling, as well as an Honorary Fellowship at Edinburgh University -- .
Reviews for Exhibiting the empire: Cultures of display and the British Empire (Studies in Imperialism MUP)
'Exhibiting the Empire is an excellent contribution to the continued debate about the empire's role in Britain. There is a good deal packed into this relatively short volume, which certainly raises a number of new topics and approaches that warrant further attention from scholars of empire, British and otherwise.' Stephen Hague, Rowan University, H-Net, Humanities and Social Science Reviews ... Read more