Description: Ornamentalism : How the British Saw Their Empire, Paperback by Cannadine, David, ISBN 019515794X, ISBN-13 9780195157949, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US With the return of Hong Kong to the Chinese government in 1997, the empire that had lasted three hundred years and "upon which the sun never set" finally lost its hold on the world and slipped into history. But the question of how we understand the British Empire--its origins, nature, purpose,
and effect on the world it ruled--is far from settled. In this incisive work, David Cannadine looks at the British Empire from a new perspective--through the eyes of those who created and ruled it--and offers fresh insight into the driving forces behind the Empire. Arguing against the views of
Edward Said and others, Cannadine suggests that the British were motivated not only by race, but also by class. The British wanted to domesticate the exotic world of their colonies and to reorder the societies they ruled according to an idealized image of their own class hierarchies.
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Book Title: Ornamentalism : How the British Saw Their Empire
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Topic: Asia / General, Modern / 19th Century, Europe / Great Britain / General
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2002
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 11.3 Oz
Author: David Cannadine
Item Length: 8.1 in
Item Width: 5.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
