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Author:   Stephanie Barczewski ,  Andrew Thompson ,  John MacKenzie ,  Rebecca Mortimer
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780719096228

ISBN 10:   0719096227
Pages:   230
Publication Date:   31 October 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: British country houses and empire, 1700-1930 1. Colonial merchants 2. Indian nabobs 3. West Indian planters 4. Military and naval officers and other categories of imperial estate purchasers 5. The impact of imperial wealth on British landed estates 6. The cultural display of empire in country houses 7. The discourse of commodities 8. The discourse of cosmopolitanism 9. The discourse of conquest 10. The discourse of collecting Conclusion Appendices Select bibliography Index -- .

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'[Country Houses and the British Empire] is well written and researched, as well as properly documented. It is also laudable in its coverage of the entire British Isles, not just England.' G. A. Bremner, Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society -- .

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Stephanie Barczewski is Professor of Modern British History at Clemson University -- .

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