Edwardian England and the Idea of Racial Decline - An Empire''s Future

Emerging from a long and exhausting conflict against the Boers in South Africa, Edwardians are often perceived as rocked by a profound set of doubts about the future of the British Empire. Drawing upon a wide range of popular sources, this study considers the level of middle-class engagement with such strains of pessimistic thought.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Military Efficacy and the State of the Nation 2. Health and Poverty in Urban England 3. Moral Reform, Youth Movements and Hooliganism Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: C. Prior, Christopher Prior
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2013
• EAN: 9781137373403
• ISBN: 978-1-137-37340-3
• No. of pages: 134
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; C, Kolonialismus und Imperialismus, Cultural History, European History, Westeuropa, Social History, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism, Western Europe, imperialism, Civilization—History, Palgrave History Collection, Modern History, History of Britain and Ireland, Great Britain—History, Imperialism and Colonialism