Britain's Imperial Muse
The Classics, Imperialism, and the Indian Empire, 1784-1914
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
Published:16th Apr '13
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Britain's Imperial Muse explores the classics' contribution to British imperialism and to the experience of empire in India through the long 19th century. It reveals the classics role as a foundational source for positive conceptions of empire and a rhetorical arsenal used by commentators to justify conquest and domination, especially of India.
ISBN: 9780230278615
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 4532g
266 pages