Porter, Bernard.

The absent-minded imperialists empire, society, and culture in Britain / [electronic resource] : Bernard Porter. - Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004. - xxii, 475 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [430]-460) and index.

Empire and society -- Participation -- The prefects -- The middle classes at school -- Trade, liberty, and empire : the middle classes to 1880 -- Not in front of the servants -- Culture and imperialism -- Peril and propaganda, c. 1900 -- What about the workers? -- Imperialists, other imperialists, and others -- Empire on condition, 1914-1940 -- Repercussions -- Recapitulation and conclusion -- Endnotes.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Public opinion--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Imperialism--Public opinion--History--19th century.
Imperialism--Public opinion--History--20th century.


Great Britain--Colonies--Public opinion--History--20th century.
Great Britain--Colonies--Public opinion--History--19th century.


Electronic books.

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