Focusing on the evolution of gender as both a descriptive and analytical category, this introduction delves into its historical significance and application in scholarship since the 1970s. It provides clear working definitions and explores the intertwined nature of gender studies across various contexts and time periods, highlighting its relevance in understanding historical narratives.
A short, idea driven history of resistance to the British empire, written by a senior British historian.
"An alphabet of the darker side of Queen Victoria's reign, covering key events, concepts, places and people that shaped the British empire over the long 19th century"--
Antoinette Burton challenges nostalgic narratives of the Afro-Asian solidarity that emerged from the 1955 Bandung conference by showing how postcolonial Indian identity was based on the subordination of Africans and blackness.
Essays written by Antoinette Burton since the mid-1990s trace her thinking about modern British history and engage debates about how to think about British imperialism in light of contemporary events.
Focuses on the experiences of three Victorian travelers in Britain to illustrate how 'Englishness' was made and remade in relation to imperialism. This book features an imaginative investigation of diasporic movement in the colonial metropolis.