Imperial boredom : monotony and the British Empire /
Imperial Boredom offers a radical reconsideration of the British Empire during its heyday in the nineteenth century. Challenging the long-established view that that the Empire was about adventure and excitement, with heroic men and intrepid women settling new lands and spreading commerce and civiliz...
Main Author: | Auerbach, Jeffrey A., 1965- (Author) |
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
[2018]
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Edition: | First Edition. |
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