Classics and imperialism in the British empire
By: Dr Mark Bradley
Series: Classical presences
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 335
ISBN-13: 9780199584727
Subjects: Greek influences; Civilization; Classical Civilization; Colonies; Imperialism; Roman influences; History
Other titles: Classics & imperialism in the British empire
Description: A collection of essays constituting the first comprehensive study of the relationship between classical ideas and British colonialism. The contributors demonstrate that ideas about the Greek and Roman world since the eighteenth century developed hand-in-hand with the rise and fall of the British Empire.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-326) and index.