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Orb and Sceptre: Studies in British Imperialism and Its Legacies, in Honour of Norman Etherington

Editat de Peter Limb PhD
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 iun 2008
Orb and Sceptre brings together recent cutting-edge work on British imperialism by Australian researchers closely associated with Norman Etherington, one of Australia's most eminent scholars in this field. Orb and Sceptre reflects the trajectory of British Empire history in the academy over the last forty years. Demands for new nationalist histories for decolonised territories have combined with renewed attention to the role of the periphery in the making and unmaking of empires. This has formed an explosive mix that has blown apart traditional conceptions of Empire and Commonwealth history. The colonial construction of knowledge is a principal theme in Orb and Sceptre. Former colonies and dependencies looked to a fresh generation of historians to write their histories, generally conceived as grand narratives of escape from imperial shackles. At the same time, a new wave of scholars influenced by feminism, neo-Marxism, dependency theory and postcolonialism laid the groundwork for a renaissance in Empire and Commonwealth history. These historians have been rediscovering the links that continue to connect former colonies to their imperial pasts.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780980361667
ISBN-10: 0980361664
Pagini: 296
Ilustrații: illustrations
Dimensiuni: 165 x 245 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Monash University Publishing
Colecția Monash University Publishing

Cuprins

Introduction; Educating Govind Singh: "Princely character" & the failure of indirect rule in colonial India; Shepstone in love: The other Victorian in an African colonial administrator; The irregular progress of empire: Lord Chelmsford & the Zulu War; Tethered antipodes: Imperial impress in central Perth, Western Australia; King Shaka, the diviners & colonialism; George McCall Theal & South African history textbooks: Enduring influence of settler historiography in descriptions of the fifth ''Frontier War'' 1818-19; The subaltern's orb & sceptre: Early ANC leaders & the British World; Disturbing & most poisonous agitations'': Henry Parkes, Populism & the Usurpation of Law in New South Wales, 1888; The business of empire: The Fujian tea industry & trade through the eyes of Jardine, Matheson & Co., 1928-39; Little worlds: Australian zoological gardens; "My empire, not merely yours": Australian conservatives & their imperial worlds; Till death do us part? Commercial TV, changing family values & Queen Elizabeth II's Commonwealth; Norman Etherington: A bibliography of publications & printed public addresses; Index.