Builders of Empire : Freemasons and British Imperialism, 1717-1927

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harland-Jacobs, Jessica L.

Harland-Jacobs, Jessica, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freemasonry--Great Britain--History.

Great Britain--Colonies--History.

Imperialism--History.

Freemasonry--History--Great Britain.

Freemasonry.

Imperialism.

Great Britain.

Local Subjects:

Freemasonry--Great Britain--History.

Great Britain--Colonies--History.

Imperialism--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

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. The Ancient Free and Accepted Masons were quintessential builders of empire, argues Jessica Harland-Jacobs. In this first study of the relationship between Freemasonry and British imperialism, Harland-Jacobs takes readers on a journey across two centuries and five continents, demonstrating that from the moment it left Britain's shores, Freemasonry proved central to the building and co

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: The Ancient and Honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons; ONE: A Vast Chain Extending Round the Whole Globe; TWO: In Every Climate a Home; THREE: Resolv'd against All Politics?; FOUR: Our First Duty as Britons; FIVE: Men of the Best Standing; SIX: A Spirit of Universal Fraternity; SEVEN: Loyal Citizens of the Empire; CONCLUSION: The Cosmopolitan Order of the Ages?; APPENDIX: Royal Freemasons; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9798890881274

9781469606651

1469606658

OCLC:

823170197