Harriet Martineau, Victorian imperialism, and the civilizing mission
By: by Deborah A. Logan.
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780754668312; 9780754699828
Subjects: Martineau, Harriet, -- 1802-1876 -- Criticism and interpretation; Martineau, Harriet, -- 1802-1876 -- Political and social views; Imperialism in literature; Colonies in literature; Great Britain -- Colonies -- In literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The empire question: war and peace; title: The Irish question: "that most quarrelsome country"; title: Sugar, spice, and the slavery question: West Indies, South Seas islands, and East Indies; title: The India question: "that remote, and odd, and troublesome settlement"; title: The Far East question: "a national disgrace"; title: The Near East question: Egypt and the passage to India; title: The scramble for Africa question: "that impracticable country".