Gender and empire
By: Angela Woolacott
Series: Gender and history; Gender and history (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillian; Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
Subjects: Women -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History; Sex role -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History; Sex -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History; Imperialism -- Social aspects; Great Britain -- Colonies -- History; Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administration
Description: Angela Woollacott surveys the role of gender in the new imperial history, looking at key topics and episodes across a broad range of British Empire history. She also explores how gender ideologies and practices affected both sexes and saturated imperial politics and culture.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-157) and index