Inquiring into empire : colonial commissions and British imperial reform, 1819-1833 /
"The first pan-imperial history of commissions of inquiry sent across the British empire between 1819 and 1833. Drawing on the commissioners' extensive archive, this work develops a new understanding of early nineteenth-century reform as a part-genuine and part-defensive commitment to mana...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2025.
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| Summary: | "The first pan-imperial history of commissions of inquiry sent across the British empire between 1819 and 1833. Drawing on the commissioners' extensive archive, this work develops a new understanding of early nineteenth-century reform as a part-genuine and part-defensive commitment to managing change on the global stage of counter revolution"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 333 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781009470599 (electronic bk.) 1009470590 |