Drawing on a wealth of primary and secondary sources, this book explores how far imperial culture penetrated antipodean city institutions. It argues that far from imperial saturation, the city 'Down Under' was remarkably untouched by the Empire.
Format: Hardback
CONTRIBUTORS: J. Griffiths
EAN: 9781137385727
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
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WEIGHT: 5072 g
HEIGHT: 216 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Palgrave Macmillan
DATE PUBLISHED: 2014-03-19
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GENRE: HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Social History
WIDTH: 140 cm
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Book Themes:
Australia, New Zealand / Aotearoa, British Empire, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1900 to c 1909, c 1910 to c 1919, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Urban communities, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism
John Griffiths is Senior Lecturer in History at Massey University, New Zealand, where he teaches modern British and British world history. He has published in numerous academic journals such as Urban History, the Journal of Urban History, and the Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History.
