Arguing about empire : imperial rhetoric in Britain and France, 1882-1956 / Martin Thomas, Richard Toye.

By: Thomas, Martin, 1964- [author.]Contributor(s): Toye, Richard, 1973- [author.]Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017Manufacturer: Great Britain : Clays Ltd. Edition: First Edition published in 2017Description: 1 online resource ; illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)Content type: text | text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191813382 (eISBN)Subject(s): Imperialism | Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 19th century | Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 20th century | France -- Foreign relations -- 1870-1940Additional physical formats: Print version :: No titleLOC classification: JV1017 .T46 2017Online resources: e-book Full-text access Summary: Arguing about Empire explores key imperial debates between Britain and France from the age of high imperialism to the post-war era of decolonisation, uncovering the part played by imperial rhetoric - its racial underpinnings, its ethical presumptions, and the world-views it enshrined.

This edition previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237- 262) and index (pages 263-277).

Arguing about Empire explores key imperial debates between Britain and France from the age of high imperialism to the post-war era of decolonisation, uncovering the part played by imperial rhetoric - its racial underpinnings, its ethical presumptions, and the world-views it enshrined.

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