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Book SynopsisFocusing the perspectives of gender scholarship on the study of empire, this is an original volume full of fascinating insights about the conduct of men as well as women. Bringing together disparate fields - politics, medicine, sexuality, childhood, religion, migration, and many more topics - this collection of essays demonstrates the richness of studying empire through the lens of gender. This is a more inclusive look at empire, which asks not only why the empire was dominated by men, but how that domination affected the conduct of imperial politics. The fresh, new interpretations of the British Empire offered here, will interest readers across a wide range, demonstrating the vitality of this innovative approach and the new historical questions it raises.
Trade ReviewReview from previous edition Clarity of expression and historical specificity are keynotes of this volume in the Oxford History of the British Empire Companion series. * THES *
The book's strength is that, while the multifarious centrality of gender is shown beyond contention, there are few pages that do not provoke debate. * THES *
Table of Contents1. Why Gender and Empire? ; 2. Empire, Gender, and Modernity in the Eighteenth Century ; 3. Of Gender and Empire: Reflections on the Nineteenth Century ; 4. Gender and Empire: The Twentieth Century ; 5. Medicine, Gender, and Empire ; 6. Sexuality, Gender, and Empire ; 7. Gender and Migration ; 8. Nations in an Imperial Crucible ; 9. Legacies of Departure: Decolonization, Nation-making, and Gender ; 10. Empire and Violence 1900-1939 ; 11. Childhood and Race: Growing up in the Empire ; 12. Faith, Missionary Life, and the Family ; 13. Archive Stories: Gender in the Making of Imperial and Colonial Histories
