Civilizing Subjects

This volume argues that the empire was at the heart of 19th-century Englishness. It tells intertwined stories of a particular group of Englishmen and women who ... » 

This volume argues that the empire was at the heart of 19th-century Englishness. It tells intertwined stories of a particular group of Englishmen and women who constructed themselves as colonizers. It then uses these studies as a means of exploring wider colonial and cultural issues. «