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Imperial boredom : monotony and the British Empire /

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Imperial Boredom offers a radical reconsideration of the British Empire during its heyday in the nineteenth century. Challenging the long-established view that that the Empire was about adventure and excitement, with heroic men and intrepid women settling new lands and spreading commerce and civiliz...

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Main Author: Auerbach, Jeffrey A., 1965- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Edition:First Edition.
Subjects:
Imperialism > Social aspects > Great Britain.
Boredom > Commonwealth countries > History > 19th century.
Great Britain > Colonies > History > 19th century.
Great Britain > Colonies > Social conditions > 19th century.
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