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Ornamentalism: How the British Saw Their Empire

$25.00

By David Cannadine

Published By Oxford University Press

Year Published 2001

Book Format - Hard cover

Summary

This book is an unbiased look at how class was the engine for Empire. The author suggests that the British were motivated not only by race, but also by class. The British wanted to domesticate the exotic world of their colonies and to reorder the societies they ruled according to an idealized image of their own class hierarchies.

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By David Cannadine

Published By Oxford University Press

Year Published 2001

Book Format - Hard cover

Summary

This book is an unbiased look at how class was the engine for Empire. The author suggests that the British were motivated not only by race, but also by class. The British wanted to domesticate the exotic world of their colonies and to reorder the societies they ruled according to an idealized image of their own class hierarchies.

Notes -

By David Cannadine

Published By Oxford University Press

Year Published 2001

Book Format - Hard cover

Summary

This book is an unbiased look at how class was the engine for Empire. The author suggests that the British were motivated not only by race, but also by class. The British wanted to domesticate the exotic world of their colonies and to reorder the societies they ruled according to an idealized image of their own class hierarchies.

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