Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).
Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).

Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons

Publisher:

Published: 1955

Total Pages: 1346

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Contains the 4th session of the 28th Parliament through the session of the Parliament.

The Circus and Victorian Society
The Circus and Victorian Society

Author: Brenda Assael

Publisher: University of Virginia Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780813923406

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This conflict informs us not only of the complicated role that the circus played in Victorian society but provides a unique view into a collective psyche fraught by contradiction and anxiety.

Creating the Opium War
Creating the Opium War

Author: Hao Gao

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2019-12-20

Total Pages: 235

ISBN-13: 152613344X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Creating the Opium War examines British imperial attitudes towards China during their early encounters from the Macartney embassy to the outbreak of the Opium War – a deeply consequential event which arguably reshaped relations between China and the West in the next century. It makes the first attempt to bring together the political history of Sino-western relations and the cultural studies of British representations of China, as a new way of explaining the origins of the conflict. The book focuses on a crucial period (1792–1840), which scholars such as Kitson and Markley have recently compared in importance to that of American and French Revolutions. By examining a wealth of primary materials, some in more detail than ever before, this study reveals how the idea of war against China was created out of changing British perceptions of the country.

Imperial Violence and the Path to Independence
Imperial Violence and the Path to Independence

Author: Shereen Ilahi

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2016-06-03

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 0857727060

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In the aftermath of World War I, the British Empire was hit by two different crises on opposite sides of the world--the Jallianwala Bagh, or Amritsar, Massacre in the Punjab and the Croke Park Massacre, the first 'Bloody Sunday', in Ireland. This book provides a study at the cutting edge of British imperial historiography, concentrating on British imperial violence and the concept of collective punishment. This was the 'crisis of empire' following the political and ideological watershed of World War I. The British Empire had reached its greatest geographical extent, appeared powerful, liberal, humane and broadly sympathetic to gradual progress to responsible self-government. Yet the empire was faced with existential threats to its survival with demands for decolonisation, especially in India and Ireland, growing anti-imperialism at home, virtual bankruptcy and domestic social and economic unrest. Providing an original and closely-researched analysis of imperial violence in the aftermath of World War I, this book will be essential reading for historians of empire, South Asia and Ireland.

The Conflict Between Love and Morality
The Conflict Between Love and Morality

Author: P. McCarthy More

Publisher:

Published: 1913

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book about sex, love and morality reflects the tensions of a society trying to grapple with changing rules and behavior regarding sexuality and the relationship between the sexes.