Britain's Imperial Muse: The Classics, Imperialism, and the Indian Empire, 1784-1914

(Part of the Britain and the World Series)

By Christopher Hagerman

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Britain's Imperial Muse explores the classics' contribution to British imperialism and to the experience of empire in India through the long 19th century. It reveals the classics role as a foundational source for positive conceptions of empire and a rhetorical arsenal used by commentators to justify conquest and domination, especially of India.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1349326437

ISBN13:9781349326433

Release Date:January 2013

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:266 Pages

Weight:0.72 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

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History Political Science Politics & Social Sciences

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