An ABC of Queen Victoria's Empire
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An ABC of Queen Victoria's Empire

Or a Primer of Conquest, Dissent and Disruption

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An ABC of Queen Victoria's Empire

Or a Primer of Conquest, Dissent and Disruption

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An ABC of Queen Victoria's Empire offers a provocative rewriting of Mrs. Ernest Ames' ABCs for Baby Patriots (1899). Whimsically illustrated for the nursery or primary school child, Ames' book demonstrates how deeply imperialism reached into popular culture during Victoria's reign. This book presents a rather darker view of Victoria's empire, beginning with the wars in Afghanistan and ending with Zam-Zammeh, the large-bore cannon that Kipling's hero sat astride at the opening of his 1901 novel, Kim. It signposts some of the key events, concepts, places and people that shaped the turbulent ground of empire across the long 19th century, providing a serious counterweight to the notion of imperial conquest as child's play. With each letter accompanied by a crisp yet historically nuanced account of its subject, this unique account is the perfect primer for students taking courses on global, imperial and British history.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2017
ISBN
9781474230186
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
World History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover page
  2. Halftitle page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Epigraph
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. List of Images
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Notes on Contributors
  11. Introduction: From A to Z in Victorian Imperial Culture
  12. The ABCs of Victoria’s Empire
  13. A is for the Afghan Wars
  14. B is for Bold Fenian Men
  15. C is for Convict Women
  16. D is for Dagga
  17. E is for Eyre—Jane Eyre
  18. F is for Famine
  19. G is for Gandhi
  20. H is for Hosay
  21. I is for Indenture
  22. J is for Jihad
  23. K is for KÄ«ngitanga
  24. L is for Lascar
  25. M is for Morant Bay
  26. N is for Native Claim-making
  27. O is for Opium
  28. P is for the Proclamation of the Irish Republic
  29. Q is for Queensland Sugar
  30. R is for Riel, Louis
  31. S is for Syphilis
  32. T is for Tatya Tope
  33. U is for Urabi
  34. V is for “Vande Mataram”
  35. W is for Winston Churchill
  36. X is for Xhosaland
  37. Y is for Yakub Khan
  38. Z is for Zam-Zammah
  39. How to Teach this Book
  40. Index