London 1900
Subtitle: the imperial metropolis
By: Jonathan Schneer.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780300076257
Subjects: Imperialism -- Public opinion -- History; Public opinion -- England -- London -- History; Nineteen hundred, A.D; London (England) -- History -- 1800-1950
Description: "London in 1900 was the greatest city on earth - the capital of an empire on which the sun never set. This book is the first to examine this powerful and influential city at the turn of the century and to invesitgate its relationship with Britain's far-flung empire."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-321) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction.; title: Chapter 1 : London in 1900; title: Part one : Imperial London.; title: Chapter 2 : The face of imperial London; title: Chapter 3 : The nexus of empire; title: Chapter 4 : The city; title: Chapter 5 : Popular culture in the imperial metropolis; title: Part two : Alternative imperial Londons.; title: Chapter 6 : Limning female gender boundaries; title: Chapter 7 : London's radical and Celtic fringe; title: Chapter 8 : Dadabhai Naoroji and the search for respect; title: Chapter 9 : Roots of the Pan-African Conference; title: Conclusion.; title: Chapter 10 : The Khaki election of 1900