Ornamentalism: How the British Saw Their Empire
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.
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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.
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