Bibliograph

Macaulay and son, architects of imperial Britain, Catherine Hall

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Macaulay and son, architects of imperial Britain, Catherine Hall

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [374]-380) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

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mapsplatesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Macaulay and son

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

785864707

Responsibility statement

Catherine Hall

Sub title

architects of imperial Britain

Summary

Thomas Babington Macaulay's "History of England" was a phenomenal Victorian best-seller defining a nation's sense of self, its triumphant rise to a powerfully homogenous nation built on a global empire and its claim to be the modern nation, marking the route to civilization for all others. In this book Catherine Hall explores the emotional, intellectual, and political roots of Zachary Macaulay, the leading abolitionist, and his son Thomas' visions of race, nation, and empire. The contrasting moments of evangelical humanitarianism and liberal imperialism are read through the writings and careers of the two men--, Provided by Publisher

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