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The Cultural Construction of the British World

The Cultural Construction of the British World

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Series: Studies in Imperialism, Book 132

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ISBN10: 152612713X
ISBN13: 9781526127136
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: May 1 2018
Pages: 240
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

What were the cultural factors that held the British world together? How was Britishness understood at home, in the Empire, and in areas of informal British influence? This book makes the case for a 'cultural British world', and examines how it took shape in a wide range of locations, ranging from India to Jamaica, from Sierra Leone to Australia, and from south China to New Zealand. Eleven original essays explore a wide range of topics, including images of nakedness, humanitarianism, anti-slavery, literary criticism, travel narratives, and household possessions. The book argues that the debates around these issues, as well as the consumer culture associated with them, helped give the British world a sense of cohesion and identity.

The cultural construction of the British world will be essential reading for historians of imperialism and globalisation, and includes contributions from some of the most prominent historians of British imperial and cultural history.

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