Visions of Empire

Patriotism, Popular Culture and the City, 1870–1939

Brad Beaven, Andrew Thompson, John MacKenzie , Rebecca Mortimer

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English

Manchester University Press
01 November 2012

British & Irish history; Social & cultural history; Colonialism & imperialism

Series: Studies in Imperialism

The emergence of a vibrant imperial culture in British society from the 1890s both fascinated and appalled contemporaries. It has also consistently provoked controversy among historians.

This book offers a ground-breaking perspective on how imperial culture was disseminated. It identifies the important synergies that grew between a new civic culture and the wider imperial project.

Beaven shows that the ebb and flow of imperial enthusiasm was shaped through a fusion of local patriotism and a broader imperial identity. Imperial culture was neither generic nor unimportant but was instead multi-layered and recast to capture the concerns of a locality. The book draws on a rich seam of primary sources from three representative English cities. These case studies are considered against an extensive analysis of seminal and current historiography. This renders the book invaluable to those interested in the fields of imperialism, social and cultural history, popular culture, historical geography and urban history. -- .

By: Brad Beaven
Series edited by: Andrew Thompson, John MacKenzie
Other: Rebecca Mortimer
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 562g
ISBN: 9780719078569
ISBN 10: 0719078563
Series: Studies in Imperialism
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 November 2012
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Brad Beaven is Principal Lecturer in History at the University of Portsmouth

Reviews for Visions of Empire: Patriotism, Popular Culture and the City, 1870–1939

Visions of Empire is a welcome addition to the debate about British cultural imperialism. With the advent of 'the global', paying heed to 'the local' can add much to historical understanding. A new history of empire is developing which highlights the ambiguity and elasticity of popular imperialism. Beaven's work advances this and presents a serious challenge to recent national and transnational studies of the cultural dispersal of imperial ideas. -- Patrick Longson. Book Reviews