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Britain's imperial muse : the classics, imperialism, and the Indian empire, 1784-1914 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hagerman, Christopher, 1971-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Subjects:
India > History > British occupation, 1765-1947.
British > India > History.
Classicism > Great Britain > Political aspects.
Discourse analysis > Political aspects > Great Britain.
Elite (Social sciences) > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Relations > India.
India > Relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Colonies > History.
Great Britain > Intellectual life.
Imperialism.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Classical education and Britain's imperial elite
  • Empires and imperialism in British classical discourse
  • Classical discourse and British imperial identity: the nature of empire
  • Classical discourse and British imperial identity: the civilizing mission
  • Classical discourse and British imperial identity: the imperial character
  • Classical discourse and the decline and fall of empires
  • Classical discourse and British conceptions of India
  • Classical discourse in British India I: coping with life in India
  • Classical discourse in British India II: secret knowledge.