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Builders of empire : Freemasons and British imperialism, 1717-1927 / Jessica L. Harland-Jacobs.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Harland-Jacobs, Jessica.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Freemasonry--Great Britain--History.
- Freemasonry.
- Imperialism--History.
- Imperialism.
- History.
- Great Britain--Colonies--History.
- Great Britain.
- Colonies.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 384 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2007]
- Summary:
- They built some of the first communal structures on the empire's frontiers. The empire's most powerful proconsuls sought entrance into their lodges. Their public rituals drew dense crowds from Montreal to Madras.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The ancient and honourable fraternity of free and accepted Masons
- A vast chain extending round the whole globe
- In every climate a home
- Resolv'd against all politics?
- Our first duty as Britons
- Men of the best standing
- A spirit of universal fraternity
- Loyal citizens of the empire
- Conclusion: The cosmopolitan order of the ages?
- Appendix: Royal Freemasons.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [343]-367) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0807830887
- 9780807830888
- OCLC:
- 70149287
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