| Description |
1 online resource (x, 321 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-311) and index. |
| Summary |
During the tumultuous closing decades of the nineteenth century, as the prospect of democracy loomed and as intensified global economic and strategic competition reshaped the political imagination, British thinkers grappled with the question of how best to organize the empire. Many found an answer to the anxieties of the age in the idea of Greater Britain, a union of the United Kingdom and its settler colonies in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and southern Africa. |
| Contents |
Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction: Builing Greater Britain; Chapter 2 Global Competition and Democracy; Chapter 3 Time, Space, Empire; Chapter 4 Empire, Nation, State; Chapter 5 The Politics of the Constitution; Chapter 6 The Apostle of Unity; Chapter 7 The Prophet of Righteousness; Chapter 8 From Ancient to Modern; Chapter 9 Envisioning America; Chapter 10 Conclusion: Lineages of Greater Britain; Select Bibliography; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Imperialism -- History -- 19th century.
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Imperialism. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
National characteristics, British.
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National characteristics, British. |
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 19th century.
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Great Britain. |
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Colonies. |
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Great Britain -- Civilization -- 19th century.
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Civilization. |
| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bell, Duncan, 1976- Idea of greater Britain. Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2007 (DLC) 2007002911 |
| ISBN |
9781400827978 (electronic book) |
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1400827973 (electronic book) |
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1282157663 |
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9781282157668 |
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9780691128658 (hardcover ; acid-free paper) |
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0691128650 (hardcover ; acid-free paper) |
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