Savages Within the Empire - Representations of American Indians in Eighteenth-Century Britain

Zusatztext this is a useful book, especially for its illuminating exploration of Indians in Britains popular media during the second half of the eighteenth century. Klappentext Savages within the Empire explores how Britons perceived and represented American Indians during a time when the empire and its constituent peoples began to capture the nation's sustained attention for the first time. Troy Bickham considers an array of contexts,including newspapers, imperial policy, museum exhibits, the Enlightenment, missionary records, and the public outcry over the use of American Indians as allies during the American War of Independence. He thus reveals the prevailing pragmatism with which Britons of all ranks approached the empire as well as its impact on British culture. Zusammenfassung Explores how Britons perceived and represented American Indians during a time when the empire and its constituent peoples began to capture the nation's attention. Considering an array of contexts, this book reveals the prevailing pragmatism with which Britons of all ranks approached the empire as well as its impact on British culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction I 1: Encountering American Indians in Britain: Visits and Virtual Journeys 2: American Indians in the British Press II 3: Lessons from a Decade of Conflict and the Formation of a New Imperial Regime 4: The New Imperial Regime at Work III 5: 'Under the rudest form in which we can conceive man to subsist': The Scottish Enlightenment and the North American Indians 6: Empire through Evangelization: The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel and the American Indians IV 7: American Indians and Britain's American War of Independence Conclusion Bibliography Index

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Troy Bickham, Troy (Assistant Professor of History Bickham, Bickham Troy
• Edition: Oxford University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 07.12.2005
• EAN: 9780199286966
• ISBN: 978-0-19-928696-6
• Pages: 314
• Thèmes: Oxford Historical Monographs; Oxford Historical Monographs
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, History of Ideas, European History, North America, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, British Isles, North America (USA and Canada), C 1700 To C 1800