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Britishness Abroad

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Description for Britishness Abroad Paperback. Editor(s): Darian-Smith, Kate; Grimshaw, Patricia; Macintyre, Stuart. Series: Academic Monographs. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 29. Weight in Grams: 390.
As a global phenomenon Britishness encompassed trade, conquest and settlement and the development of imperial cultures within the vast reaches of the British Empire. At its zenith peoples around the world joined in shared traditions and common loyalties that were strenuously maintained; even those who contested its claims found it difficult to escape its effects. With the eclipse of British power and influence, the importance of this legacy has attracted increasing attention from researchers seeking to escape the confines of national histories. ""Britishness Abroad"" explores the cultural, economic and political aspects of Britishness in Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, Canada ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Melbourne University Press Australia
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
Series
Academic Monographs
Number of Pages
314
Place of Publication
Carlton, Australia
ISBN
9780522853926
SKU
V9780522853926
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About
Kate Darian-Smith is Professor of Australian Studies and History at the University of Melbourne. She has written on comparative colonial cultures, memory and commemoration, aspects of Australian cultural and social history and on Britishness in contemporary Australian society. Her publications include Text, Theory, Space: Land, Literature and History in South Africa and Australia, Memory and History in Twentieth-Century Australia and ... Read more

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