Opis: Archives of Empire v 1 From East India Company to Suez Canal - Barbara Harlow, Mia Carter, B Harlow

A rich collection of primary materials, the multivolume "Archives of Empire" provides a documentary history of nineteenth-century British imperialism from the Indian subcontinent to the Suez Canal to southernmost Africa. Barbara Harlow and Mia Carter have carefully selected a diverse range of texts that track the debates over imperialism in the ranks of the military, the corridors of political power, the lobbies of missionary organizations, the halls of royal geographic and ethnographic societies, the boardrooms of trading companies, the editorial offices of major newspapers, and far-flung parts of the empire itself. Focusing on a particular region and historical period, each volume in "Archives of Empire" is organized into sections preceded by brief introductions. Documents including mercantile company charters, parliamentary records, explorers' accounts, and political cartoons are complemented by timelines, maps, and bibliographies.Unique resources for teachers and students, these volumes reveal the complexities of nineteenth-century colonialism and emphasize its enduring relevance to the 'global markets' of the twenty-first century. Tracing the beginnings of the British colonial enterprise in South Asia and the Middle East, "From the Company to the Canal" brings together key texts from the era of the privately owned British East India Company through the crises that led to the Company's takeover by the Crown in 1858. It ends with the momentous opening of the Suez Canal in 1869.Government proclamations, military reports, and newspaper articles are included here alongside pieces by Rudyard Kipling, Charles Dickens, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, Benjamin Disraeli, and many others. A number of documents chronicle arguments between mercantilists and free trade advocates over the competing interests of the nation and the East India Company. Others provide accounts of imperial crises - including the trial of Warren Hastings, the Indian Rebellion (Sepoy Mutiny) and the Arabi Uprising - that highlight the human, political, and economic costs of imperial domination and control. "Archives of Empire is an ambitious project, comprising four volumes of documentary materials that shed light on the history of British Imperialism and colonial experiences from the sixteenth to the twentieth century... Archives of Empire promises to be a rich resource for scholars of British Imperialism, of the impact of European colonialism and of the role of empire in British political and popular culture... the first two volumes in the series offer a stimulating introduction to contemporary scholarship in imperial history and post-colonial theory."--HISTORY Vol 91, Issue 1 Number 301, January 2006Company to Canal 17557-1869; Oriental despotism; The impeachment of Warren Hastings; The case of Tipu Sultan; Orientalism; Laws and orders; Thugee/Thagi; Suttee/Sati; The Indian Uprising / Sepoy Mutiny 1857-58; The Suez Canal: The gala opening; The Suez Canal: The Builder: Ferdinand de Lesseps; The Suez Canal: The Canal and its consequences; The Arabi Uprising; Pilgrims, Travelers and Tourists

Szczegóły: Archives of Empire v 1 From East India Company to Suez Canal - Barbara Harlow, Mia Carter, B Harlow

Tytuł: Archives of Empire v 1 From East India Company to Suez Canal
Autor: Barbara Harlow, Mia Carter, B Harlow
Producent: Duke University Press
ISBN: 9780822331643
Rok produkcji: 2004
Ilość stron: 776
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 1.13 kg

Recenzje: Archives of Empire v 1 From East India Company to Suez Canal - Barbara Harlow, Mia Carter, B Harlow