Ornamentalism: How the British Saw Their Empire
Cannadine, David
9780140297614
ISBN 13: 9780140297614
Softcover

Ornamentalism: How the British Saw Their Empire

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FORT752059
RB - History - Britain

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.
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