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Colonial connections, 1815-45 : patronage, the information revolution and colonial government / Zoë Laidlaw.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Laidlaw, Zoë, author.
- Series:
- Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)
- Studies in imperialism
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--Colonies--Administration--History--19th century.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 241 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- MSI edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- This text overturns standard interpretations of British imperial rule between the Napoleonic wars and the introduction of colonial self-government. Laidlaw argues that the displacement of personal and anecdotal information by new forms of statistical knowledge profoundly affected British imperial rule from the 1830s.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Metropolitan concerns
- pt. 2. Colonial struggles
- pt. III. Agendas for imperial reform.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781784990008
- 1784990000
- 9781847794406
- 1847794408
- OCLC:
- 818847472
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