Britain and its empire in the shadow of Rome the reception of Rome in socio-political debate from the 1850s to the 1920s

Summary: Drawing on new primary source evidence, this volume evaluates ancient Rome?s influence on an English intellectual tradition from the 1850s to the 1920s as politicians, scientists, economists and social reformers addressed three fundamental debates of the period - Empire, Nation, and City. These debates emerged as a result of political, economic and social change both in the Empire and Britain, and coalesced around issues of degeneracy, morality, and community. As ideas of political freedom were subsumed by ideas of civilization, best preserved by technocratic governance, the political and hist.

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ISBN: 1441159258
ISBN: 9781441159250
ISBN: 9781441177780
ISBN: 1441177787 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781441177780 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (viii, 263 p.)
Publisher: London ; New York : Bloomsbury, 2012.

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General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-249) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Cover; HalfTitle; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Ancient Rome and the Debate on the British Empire; The 'civilizing' mission; 'New' imperialism; The rise of English nationalism; 2 Ancient Rome and the Debate on the Nation; Anglo-Saxonism and the working classes; The integration of Britain's 'others'; Britishness vs Englishness; 3 Ancient Rome and the Debate on the City; From rural to urban; Physical degeneration and the working classes; Return to the country and small-town urbanism; Summary; Notes; Bibliography; Index.