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Imperial boredom : monotony and the British empire / Jeffrey A. Auerbach.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Auerbach, Jeffrey A., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--Colonies--History.
- Great Britain.
- Imperialism--Social aspects--Great Britain.
- Imperialism.
- Boredom--Commonwealth countries--History--19th century.
- Boredom.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (325 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- 'Imperial Boredom' offers a radical reconsideration of the British Empire during its heyday in the nineteenth century. Challenging the long-established view that that the Empire was about adventure and excitement, Auerbach draws on personal accounts to argue that boredom was central to the experience of Empire.
- Notes:
- This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-256231-2
- 0-19-186625-3
- 0-19-256230-4
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