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This book challenges traditional notions of a radical revolution in government, identifying a more profound and general transition from reliance on gossip and personal information to new statistical forms of knowledge. Covers London, New South Wales and the Cape Colony, encompassing government insiders and those resisting colonial governments.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
I - Metropolitan concerns
2. Networking the Empire
3. Asserting metropolitan control: the Colonial Office 1815–36
II - Colonial struggles
4. The isolation of governors
5. Traffic: the unofficial correspondence of colonial officials
6. Colonial lobbyists: tactics and networks
III - Agendas for imperial reform
7. An information revolution
8. Conclusion
Appendices
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 5/30/2012 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719069192, 978-0719069192
      ISBN10: 071906919X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book challenges traditional notions of a radical revolution in government, identifying a more profound and general transition from reliance on gossip and personal information to new statistical forms of knowledge. Covers London, New South Wales and the Cape Colony, encompassing government insiders and those resisting colonial governments.

      Table of Contents

      1. Introduction
      I - Metropolitan concerns
      2. Networking the Empire
      3. Asserting metropolitan control: the Colonial Office 1815–36
      II - Colonial struggles
      4. The isolation of governors
      5. Traffic: the unofficial correspondence of colonial officials
      6. Colonial lobbyists: tactics and networks
      III - Agendas for imperial reform
      7. An information revolution
      8. Conclusion
      Appendices
      Bibliography
      Index

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