Colonial connections, 1815-45
Subtitle: patronage, the information revolution and colonial government
By: Zoë Laidlaw
Series: Studies in imperialism; Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)
Publisher: Manchester University Press; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Manchester, UK; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
Subjects: Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administration -- History -- 19th century
Description: "This ground-breaking book challenges standard interpretations of metropolitan strategies of rule in the early nineteenth century. This book challenges traditional notions of a bureaucratic revolution in government in the mid-1830s, identifying a more profound and gradual transition from a metropolitan reliance on gossip and personal information to the embrace of new statistical forms of knowledge. The analysis moves between London, New South Wales and the Cape Colony, encompassing both government insiders and those who struggled against colonial and imperial governments. As such, this book will offer an important new interpretation of the workings of British rule in the colonies."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-232) and index