The White Man's World (Memories of Empire) (Volume 1) Tapa blanda - 2013

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Oxford University Press. Near Fine. 2013. Softcover. 0199686033 . Stiff unmarked book in lightly rubbed covers. ; Memories of Empire; Vol. 1; 6.25 X 1.25 X 9.25 inches; 600 pages; Memories of Empire is a trilogy which explores the complex, subterranean political currents which emerged in English society during the years of postwar decolonization. Bill Schwarz shows that, through the medium of memory, the empire was to continue to possess strange afterlives long after imperial rule itself had vanished. The White Man's World, the first volume in the trilogy, explores ideas of the white man as they evolved during the time of the British Empire, from the mid-nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century, looking particularly at the transactions between the colonies and the home society of England. The story works back from the popular response to Enoch Powell's 'Rivers of Blood' speech in 1968, in which identifications with racial whiteness came to be highly charged. Driving… Leer más

Oxford Univ Pr, 2013. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 600 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches.

Oxford Univ Pr, 2013. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 600 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.