{"product_id":"writing-imperial-histories-9780719086007","title":"Writing Imperial Histories","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book appraises the critical contribution of the Studies in Imperialism series to the writing of imperial histories as the series passes its 100th publication. The volume brings together some of the most distinguished scholars writing today to explore the major intellectual trends in Imperial history. -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fitting tribute to Professor MacKenzie’s enormous contribution to modern imperial history. In the spirit of MacKenzie’s expansive vision, this collection works both as a summation of his career and also as a stimulus to further research.'\u003cbr\u003eSaul Dubow, Professor of History, Sussex University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCoincident attention to genealogy and innovative potential is the hallmark of this collection.\u003cbr\u003eLeonardi and Ward, among others, connect recent cutting-edge scholarship\u003cbr\u003ewith its still-active ancestor: John M. MacKenzie, the founding editor of the Studies in\u003cbr\u003eImperialism. The theme reappears subtly in Robert Aldrich’s study of gender in empire,\u003cbr\u003eas he demonstrates that the series carved out a space for sexuality to be taken seriously\u003cbr\u003eas a point of historical investigation, and, more pointedly, when Dane Kennedy traces\u003cbr\u003ea clear path from early histories of exploration to the environmental histories now in\u003cbr\u003evogue in the academy. In fact, the dual vantage points make this collection much more\u003cbr\u003ethan a retrospective. While each of the essays elucidates the importance of past contributions\u003cbr\u003eto the  eld, the assembled authors also propose compelling future paths of inquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction – Andrew Thompson\u003cbr\u003e1. The MacKenziean moment in retrospect (or how one hundred volumes bloomed) – Stuart Ward\u003cbr\u003e2. The power of culture and the cultures of power: John MacKenzie and the study of imperialism – Cherry Leonardi\u003cbr\u003e3. Sex matters: Sexuality and the writing of colonial history – Robert Aldrich\u003cbr\u003e4. Exploration, the environment, and empire – Dane Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e5. Spatial concepts and the historical geographies of British colonialism – Alan Lester\u003cbr\u003e6. Policing the colonial crowd: Patterns of policing in the European empires during the Depression years – Martin Thomas\u003cbr\u003e7. Whatever Happened to the Third British Empire?: Empire, nation redux – Mrinalini Sinha\u003cbr\u003e8. Media, India and the Raj – Chandrika Kaul\u003cbr\u003e9. Empires, diasporas and cultural circulation – Sunil Amrith\u003cbr\u003e10. Decolonisation, space and power: Immigration, welfare and housing in Britain and France, 1945–74 – Jim House and Andrew Thompson\u003cbr\u003eAfterword – John Mackenzie \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037336240471,"sku":"9780719086007","price":81.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719086007.jpg?v=1750935341","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/writing-imperial-histories-9780719086007","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}