{"product_id":"the-empire-of-progress-west-africans-indians-and-britons-at-the-british-empire-exhibition-192425-9781137325112","title":"The Empire of Progress West Africans Indians and Britons at the British Empire Exhibition 192425","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis much-needed study of the British Empire Exhibition reveals durable, persistent connections between empire and domestic society in Britain during the interwar years. It demonstrates that the Exhibition was a marker of how by 1924, imperial relations were increasingly likely to be shaped by forces located on the colonial periphery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The largest and most ambitious in the tradition of imperial expositions, the 1924 Empire Exhibition brought the empire 'home' to the outskirts of north London, heralding a new era of imperial unity and development while adhering to the principle of colonial self-sufficiency and reproducing racist caricatures. In the first book-length account of the exhibition at Wembley, its context, and its contradictions, Stephens provides new insight into the British Empire during the interwar years, when it reached a tenuous apex and inspired mounting opposition both in Britain and in the colonies.' - Marc Matera, Assistant Professor, History Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e'This is an insightful, well-written study of the often overlooked Wembley Empire Exhibition of 1924-25 that treats with great sensitivity the fair's non-European participants. That The Empire of Progress does so within the context of twentieth-century British history and the history of Britain's empire is all the more impressive.' - Jeffrey Auerbach, Professor of History, California State University Northridge, USA\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e'The Empire of Progress is a welcome addition to the literature on the inter-war empire. It provides a comprehensive and illuminating study of the contribution the 1924-5 Empire Exhibition made to promoting an 'empire consciousness' and to the evolution of emergent discourses of colonial development in the wider context of new post-war challenges to the British empire, including the growth of anti-colonial resistance.' - Barbara Bush, Emeritus Professor of History, Sheffield Hallam University, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. 'Developing the Family Estate' 2. Building the Exhibition in India and West Africa 3. 'Progress' in the Tropics: Representing Modern Changes in India and sub-Saharan Tropical Africa 4. Imperialism for the People Conclusion: Winding Up Wembley","brand":"Palgrave MacMillan Us","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769063670103,"sku":"9781137325112","price":44.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781137325112.jpg?v=1758719502","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-empire-of-progress-west-africans-indians-and-britons-at-the-british-empire-exhibition-192425-9781137325112","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}