Empire and imperial ambition : liberty, Englishness and anti-imperialism in late-Victorian Britain / Mira Matikkala.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matikkala, Mira, author.

Series:

Library of Victorian studies ; v. 4.

Library of Victorian studies ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anti-imperialist movements--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Anti-imperialist movements.

Imperialism.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--19th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (299 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The late nineteenth century is generally thought of as a period of fervent imperial enthusiasm in Britain. However, beneath the surface there were currents of discontent. Mira Matikkala here examines modes of thought in Late Victorian Britain that were described as anti-imperialist in the period 1878-1901. In doing so, she clarifies the picture of moral and cultural attitudes in an era which has been too often seen as characterised by monolithic imperial culture. For the first time, this book explores the colourful and fragmentary group of British anti-imperialists collectively and from a comparative perspective; their collaborations as well as the differences in their approaches. The spectrum extends from the eccentric poet and ex-diplomat W.S. Blunt to the philosopher Herbert Spencer and from ethical positivists like Frederic Harrison to practical propagandists like William Digby. This book will be a significant contribution to the fields of British intellectual history and political thought."--Bloomsbury publishing.

Contents:

The debate on economy and imperial expansion

The ethics of imperialism and anti-imperialism

The constitutional and political debate on the empire.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [266]-282) and index.

ISBN:

9786613048578

9780755625642

0755625641

9781283048576

1283048574

9780857718952

0857718959

OCLC:

716018984