Britain and its empire in the shadow of Rome the reception of Rome in socio-political debate from the 1850s to the 1920s
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- ISBN: 1441159258
- ISBN: 9781441159250
- ISBN: 9781441177780
- ISBN: 1441177787 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 9781441177780 (electronic bk.)
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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. |
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