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Author Butler, Sarah J. (Historian)

Title Britain and its empire in the shadow of Rome : the reception of Rome in socio-political debate from the 1850s to the 1920s / Sarah J. Butler.

Publication Info. London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 263 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-249) and index.
Contents Cover; HalfTitle; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Ancient Rome and the Debate on the British Empire; The 'civilizing' mission; 'New' imperialism; The rise of English nationalism; 2 Ancient Rome and the Debate on the Nation; Anglo-Saxonism and the working classes; The integration of Britain's 'others'; Britishness vs Englishness; 3 Ancient Rome and the Debate on the City; From rural to urban; Physical degeneration and the working classes; Return to the country and small-town urbanism; Summary; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Summary Drawing on new primary source evidence, this volume evaluates ancient Rome?s influence on an English intellectual tradition from the 1850s to the 1920s as politicians, scientists, economists and social reformers addressed three fundamental debates of the period - Empire, Nation, and City. These debates emerged as a result of political, economic and social change both in the Empire and Britain, and coalesced around issues of degeneracy, morality, and community. As ideas of political freedom were subsumed by ideas of civilization, best preserved by technocratic governance, the political and hist.
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Subject History -- 19th century.
History.
Chronological Term 19th century
Subject Great Britain -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
Great Britain.
Intellectual life.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- Intellectual life -- 19th century.
Colonies.
Great Britain -- Civilization -- Roman influences.
Civilization.
Rome (Italy) -- Civilization.
Chronological Term 1800 - 1899
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Butler, Sarah J. Britain and Its Empire in the Shadow of Rome : The Reception of Rome in Socio-Political Debate from the 1850s to the 1920s. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, ©2012 9781441159250
ISBN 1441177787 (electronic book)
9781441177780 (electronic book)
1441159258
9781441159250
9781441177780