Colonial connections, 1815-45 : patronage, the information revolution and colonial government /
Zoë Laidlaw.
Bok Engelsk 1989 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Köln : Böhlau , 1989
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (253 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - pt. 1. Metropolitan concerns -- pt. 2. Colonial struggles -- pt. III. Agendas for imperial reform.. - This groundbreaking book challenges standard interpretations of metropolitan strategies of rule in the early nineteenth century. After the Napoleonic wars, the British government ruled a more diverse empire than ever before, and the Colonial Office responded by cultivating strong personal links with governors and colonial officials through which influence, patronage and information could flow. By the 1830's the conviction that personal connections were the best way of exerting influence within the imperial sphere went well beyond the metropolitan government, as lobbyists, settlers and missionar
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| ISBN | 3412101885
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