The absent-minded imperialists
Subtitle: empire, society, and culture in Britain
By: Bernard Porter.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 475
Subjects: Public opinion -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.; Imperialism -- Public opinion -- History -- 19th century.; Imperialism -- Public opinion -- History -- 20th century.; Great Britain -- Colonies -- Public opinion -- History -- 20th century.; Great Britain -- Colonies -- Public opinion -- History -- 19th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [430]-460) and index.
Table of contents: title: Empire and society; title: Participation; title: The prefects; title: The middle classes at school; title: Trade, liberty, and empire : the middle classes to 1880; title: Not in front of the servants; title: Culture and imperialism; title: Peril and propaganda, c. 1900; title: What about the workers?; title: Imperialists, other imperialists, and others; title: Empire on condition, 1914-1940; title: Repercussions; title: Recapitulation and conclusion; title: Endnotes.