Gender, Race, and the Writing of Empire: Public Discourse and the Boer War
(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture Series)
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All of London exploded on the night of May 18, 1900, in the biggest West End party ever seen. The mix of media manipulation, patriotism, and class, race, and gender politics that produced the 'spontaneous' festivities of Mafeking Night begins this analysis of the cultural politics of late-Victorian imperialism. Paula M. Krebs examines 'the last of the gentlemen's wars' - the Boer War of 1899-1902 - and the struggles to maintain an imperialist hegemony...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521607728
ISBN13:9780521607728
Release Date:August 2004
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:220 Pages
Weight:0.72 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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