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Porter, Bernard.

The absent-minded imperialists empire, society, and culture in Britain / [electronic resource] : Bernard Porter. - Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004. - xxii, 475 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [430]-460) and index.

Empire and society -- Participation -- The prefects -- The middle classes at school -- Trade, liberty, and empire : the middle classes to 1880 -- Not in front of the servants -- Culture and imperialism -- Peril and propaganda, c. 1900 -- What about the workers? -- Imperialists, other imperialists, and others -- Empire on condition, 1914-1940 -- Repercussions -- Recapitulation and conclusion -- Endnotes.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

ISBN: 0198208545 (alk. paper)

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
Imperialism--Public opinion--History--19th century.
Imperialism--Public opinion--History--20th century.
Public opinion--History--Great Britain--20th century.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--Colonies--Public opinion--History--19th century.
Great Britain--Colonies--Public opinion--History--20th century.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: DA18 / .P65 2004eb

Dewey Class. No.: 941.081