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ISBN:
Category : Education, Secondary
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The Harrovian
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education, Secondary
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education, Secondary
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The Harrovians
Author: Sir Arnold Henry Moore Lunn
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 360
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ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
New Perspectives on the First World War
Author: Mandy Link
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031493257
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3031493257
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Harrovian: a Collection of Poems, Essays & Translations
Author: Robert Aris Willmott
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 246
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The Absent-minded Imperialists
Author: Bernard Porter
Publisher:
ISBN: 0199299595
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
The British empire was a huge enterprise. To foreigners it more or less defined Britain in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its repercussions in the wider world are still with us today. It also had a great impact on Britain herself: for example, on her economy, security, population, and eating habits. One might expect this to have been reflected in her society and culture. Indeed, this has now become the conventional wisdom: that Britain was steeped in imperialism domestically, which affected (or infected) almost everything Britons thought, felt, and did. This is the first book to examine this assumption critically against the broader background of contemporary British society. Bernard Porter, a leading imperial historian, argues that the empire had a far lower profile in Britain than it did abroad. Many Britons could hardly have been aware of it for most of the nineteenth century and only a small number was in any way committed to it. Between these extremes opinions differed widely over what was even meant by the empire. This depended largely on class, and even when people were aware of the empire, it had no appreciable impact on their thinking about anything else. Indeed, the influence far more often went the other way, with perceptions of the empire being affected (or distorted) by more powerful domestic discourses. Although Britain was an imperial nation in this period, she was never a genuine imperial society. As well as showing how this was possible, Porter also discusses the implications of this attitude for Britain and her empire, and for the relationship between culture and imperialism more generally, bringing his study up to date by including the case of the present-day USA.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0199299595
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
The British empire was a huge enterprise. To foreigners it more or less defined Britain in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its repercussions in the wider world are still with us today. It also had a great impact on Britain herself: for example, on her economy, security, population, and eating habits. One might expect this to have been reflected in her society and culture. Indeed, this has now become the conventional wisdom: that Britain was steeped in imperialism domestically, which affected (or infected) almost everything Britons thought, felt, and did. This is the first book to examine this assumption critically against the broader background of contemporary British society. Bernard Porter, a leading imperial historian, argues that the empire had a far lower profile in Britain than it did abroad. Many Britons could hardly have been aware of it for most of the nineteenth century and only a small number was in any way committed to it. Between these extremes opinions differed widely over what was even meant by the empire. This depended largely on class, and even when people were aware of the empire, it had no appreciable impact on their thinking about anything else. Indeed, the influence far more often went the other way, with perceptions of the empire being affected (or distorted) by more powerful domestic discourses. Although Britain was an imperial nation in this period, she was never a genuine imperial society. As well as showing how this was possible, Porter also discusses the implications of this attitude for Britain and her empire, and for the relationship between culture and imperialism more generally, bringing his study up to date by including the case of the present-day USA.
The Oppidan
Author: Shane Leslie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
This novel follows a young officer from Gallipoli to France where he is participant in a tragedy.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
This novel follows a young officer from Gallipoli to France where he is participant in a tragedy.
But It's All over Now
Author: William Franks
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1524680737
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
But It's All Over Now is an evocation of the mid 1960s as seen from the point of view of a working class North London teenager and his friends, and even some girls. In 1963 Bill Franks was a 16 year old virgin and was still a virgin 2 1/2 years later, but they were the best years of his life.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1524680737
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
But It's All Over Now is an evocation of the mid 1960s as seen from the point of view of a working class North London teenager and his friends, and even some girls. In 1963 Bill Franks was a 16 year old virgin and was still a virgin 2 1/2 years later, but they were the best years of his life.
A Black Boy at Eton
Author: Dillibe Onyeama
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241993830
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
'The story [Onyeama] had to tell was so gripping and shocking, it wouldn't let me go . . . A remarkably well-written memoir' Bernardine Evaristo, from the Introduction Dillibe was the second black boy to study at Eton - joining in 1965 - and the first to complete his education there. Written at just 21, this is a deeply personal, revelatory account of the racism he endured during his time as a student at the prestigious institution. He tells in vivid detail of his own background as the son of a Nigerian judge at the International Court of Justice at The Hague, of his arrival at the school, of the curriculum, of his reception by other boys (and masters), and of his punishments. He tells, too, of the cruel racial prejudice and his reactions to it, and of the alienation and stereotyping he faced at such a young age. A Black Boy at Eton is a searing, ground-breaking book displaying the deep psychological effects of colonialism and racism. A title in the Black Britain: Writing Back series - selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241993830
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
'The story [Onyeama] had to tell was so gripping and shocking, it wouldn't let me go . . . A remarkably well-written memoir' Bernardine Evaristo, from the Introduction Dillibe was the second black boy to study at Eton - joining in 1965 - and the first to complete his education there. Written at just 21, this is a deeply personal, revelatory account of the racism he endured during his time as a student at the prestigious institution. He tells in vivid detail of his own background as the son of a Nigerian judge at the International Court of Justice at The Hague, of his arrival at the school, of the curriculum, of his reception by other boys (and masters), and of his punishments. He tells, too, of the cruel racial prejudice and his reactions to it, and of the alienation and stereotyping he faced at such a young age. A Black Boy at Eton is a searing, ground-breaking book displaying the deep psychological effects of colonialism and racism. A title in the Black Britain: Writing Back series - selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation.
The Meteor. Ed. by members of Rugby school
A History of Harrow School, 1324-1991
Author: Christopher Tyerman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780198227960
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
This is the first modern history of one of the most famous schools in the English-speaking world. It takes an even-handed approach, covering the schools failings as well as its successes. It includes frank discussions of Harrow's financial, educational, and sexual scandals along with a survey of its many great moments as the school of Byron, Churchill (and six other prime ministers), and Nehru.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780198227960
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
This is the first modern history of one of the most famous schools in the English-speaking world. It takes an even-handed approach, covering the schools failings as well as its successes. It includes frank discussions of Harrow's financial, educational, and sexual scandals along with a survey of its many great moments as the school of Byron, Churchill (and six other prime ministers), and Nehru.