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Imperial Citizenship

Empire and the question of belonging

by (author) Daniel Gorman

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Jun 2010
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780719082146
    Publish Date
    Jun 2010
    List Price
    $34.50
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780719075292
    Publish Date
    Jul 2007
    List Price
    $114.95

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This is the first book-length study of the ideological foundations of British imperialism in the twentieth century. Drawing on the thinking of imperial activists, publicists, ideologues, and travelers such as Lionel Curtis, John Buchan, Arnold White, Richard Jebb and Thomas Sedgwick, this book offers a comparative history of how the idea of imperial citizenship took hold in early twentieth-century Britain, and how it helped foster the articulation of a broader British world. It reveals how imperial citizenship as a form of imperial identity was challenged by voices in both Britain and the empire, and how it influenced later imperial developments such as the immigration to Britain of "imperial citizens" from the colonies after the Second World War.

A work of political, intellectual and cultural history, the book re-incorporates the histories of the settlement colonies into imperial history, and suggests the importance of comparative history in understanding the imperial endeavour. It will be of interest to students of imperialism, British political and intellectual history, and of the various former dominions.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Daniel Gorman is Assistant Professor of History and Political Science at the University of Waterloo, Canada.