Ornamentalism: How the British Saw Their Empire
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The British empire has generally been seen as a racist empire. While not wholly denying this, Cannadine here suggests a different dynamic. The British rulers were motivated not by race but by class - they loathed Indians or Africans no more or less than they loathed the majority of Englishmen, dreaming of an empire based on defence and feudalism.
Author: David Cannadine
Format: Paperback, 288 pages, 129mm x 196mm, 220 g
Published: 2002, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: Regional History
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The British empire has generally been seen as a racist empire. While not wholly denying this, Cannadine here suggests a different dynamic. The British rulers were motivated not by race but by class - they loathed Indians or Africans no more or less than they loathed the majority of Englishmen, dreaming of an empire based on defence and feudalism.
Ornamentalism: How the British Saw Their Empire