Intimate empires : body, race, and gender in the modern world / Tracey Rizzo and Steven Gerontakis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rizzo, Tracey, author.

Gerontakis, Steven, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imperialism--Social aspects--History.

Imperialism.

Colonization--Social aspects--History.

Colonization.

Human body--Social aspects--History.

Human body.

Race--Social aspects--History.

Race.

Sex role--Social aspects--History.

Sex role.

Masculinity--Social aspects--History.

Masculinity.

Femininity--Social aspects--History.

Femininity.

Identity (Psychology)--Social aspects--History.

Identity (Psychology).

Identity (Psychology)--Social aspects.

History.

Social aspects.

Masculinity--Social aspects.

Sex role--Social aspects.

Race--Social aspects.

Human body--Social aspects.

Colonization--Social aspects.

Imperialism--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 398 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]

Summary:

"Based on the latest scholarship in gender, race, and empire studies, Intimate Empires offers truly global insight into the experiences of ordinary people during the Age of Empire. Written for undergraduates, it presents complex theories of identity construction in an accessible narrative and applies them to hundreds of memorable vignettes from all of the major modern empires"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The gender of empire: masculinities

The gender of empire: femininities

The institutions of empire

The artifacts of empire

The race of empire

The end of empire.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-380) and index.

ISBN:

9780199978342

0199978344

OCLC:

946976965