Representations of British Emigration, Colonisation and Settlement: Imagining Empire, 1800-1860 - Softcover

Grant, Robert D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 134952414X ISBN 13: 9781349524143

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005

Synopsis

Preface Curious Consistencies: The Shape of the Literature of Emigration, Colonisation and Settlement Exploring Contexts, Marking Boundaries, Charting Parallels England and America/Dystopian and Utopian Colonial Promoters: Tactics, Rubrics and Rhetorics Cash, Convicts and Christianity Darkest England/Brighter England The 'Fit and Unfit', 'Who Should Go' and 'Who Would be Better to Stay at Home' 'A Lady's Influence': The Gendering of Colonial/Settler Landscapes Performative Landscapes 'Race is Everything' Conclusion: Promotion/Nation/Colony/Empire Bibliography Index

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 134952414X
• ISBN 13: 9781349524143
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256