Empire as the triumph of theory
Empire as the triumph of theory: imperialism, information, and the Colonial Society of 1868 Edward Beasley
Publisher: London ; Routledge, c2005.
ISBN: 0714656100
DDC: 325.34106
LCC: JV1002
Summary:
"This is the first work to explore the social and intellectual
origins of the Colonial Society, brings the mid-Victorians to life,
and should become a standard work for specialists on
imperialism."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. The founding of the Colonial Society -- 3. The
usual suspects -- 4. Businessmen -- 5. Travels and ideas -- 6.
Tocqueville and Lord Bury: the empire of democracy -- 7. Adderley
discovers the pattern of the world -- 8. Conclusion -- App. Members
of the Colonial Society.
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