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Imperial Boredom Monotony and the British Empire

Imperial Boredom Monotony and the British Empire

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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, Auerbach draws on personal accounts to argue that boredom was central to the experience of Empire. Imperial Boredom offers a radical reconsideration of the British Empire during its heyday in the nineteenth century. Challenging the long-established view that the empire was about adventure and excitement, with heroic men and intrepid women eagerly spreading commerce and civilization around the globe, this thoroughly researched, engagingly written, and lavishly illustrated account suggests instead…

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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, Auerbach draws on personal accounts to argue that boredom was central to the experience of Empire. Imperial Boredom offers a radical reconsideration of the British Empire during its heyday in the nineteenth century. Challenging the long-established view that the empire was about adventure and excitement, with heroic men and intrepid women eagerly spreading commerce and civilization around the globe, this thoroughly researched, engagingly written, and lavishly illustrated account suggests instead that boredom was central to the experience of empire. Combining individual stories of pain and perseverance with broader analysis, Professor Auerbach considers what it was actually like to sail to Australia, to serve as a soldier in South Africa, or to accompany a colonial official to the hill stations of India. He reveals that for numerous men and women, from explorers to governors, tourists to settlers, the Victorian Empire was dull and disappointing. Drawing on diaries, letters, memoirs, and travelogues, Imperial Boredom demonstrates that all across the empire, men and women found the landscapes monotonous, the physical and psychological distance from home debilitating, the routines of everyday life wearisome, and their work tedious and unfulfilling. The empires early years may have been about wonder and marvel, but the Victorian Empire was a far less exciting project. Many books about the British Empire focus on what happened; this book concentrates on how people felt.

Langue
en
Version
Couverture rigide
Date de sortie initiale
17 octobre 2018
Nombre de pages
316
Illustrations
Non

Personnes impliquées

Auteur principal

Jeffrey A. Auerbach

Editeur principal

Oxford University Press

Personnage

Caractère
Marvel

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Nom du fabricant
Libri GmbH
Adresse électronique du fabricant
gpsr@libri.de
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Hauteur de l’emballage
24 mm
Hauteur du produit
24 mm
Largeur d’emballage
163 mm
Largeur du produit
163 mm
Livre d‘étude
Oui
Longueur d’emballage
242 mm
Longueur du produit
242 mm
Poids de l’emballage
736 g
Police de caractères extra large
Non
Porno
Non

EAN

EAN
9780198827375

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Histoire

Histoire sociale et Culturelle

Histoire générale et du monde

Périodes

Histoire postmoderne

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Livre

Langue

Anglais

Sujet

Colonialisme et impérialisme

Periode

19e eeuw

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