Empires of the imagination : politics, war, and the arts in the British world, 1750-1850 /: politics, war, and the arts in the British world, 1750-1850. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Holger Hoock.
• Other Names: Hoock, Holger
• Contents: Introduction : Sinews of power and empires of the imagination -- War, art and commemoration (c.1750-1815): America ; The art of remembering and forgetting ; Transatlantic journeys -- Britain, Europe, Empire: 'Pretensions to permanency' ; Modern heroes -- Empire, archaeology, and collecting (c.1760-c.1850): The Mediterranean and the Near East ; India -- Capital of culture (1815-c.1850: Pomp and circumstance in London -- Conclusions: Cultural politics, state, war, and empire -- Epilogue: Empires imagined at the Great Exhibition.
• Publisher Details: London : Profile Books
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxx, 514 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates), illustrations (some color), maps
• Subjects: 941.073; Art and state -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century; Art and state -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain; Art and state; Civilization; Expansie (macht); Politiek; Cultuur; Cultuurgeschiedenis; Kunst; Great Britain -- Civilization -- 18th century; Great Britain -- Civilization -- 19th century; Great Britain; Britse koloniën; Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781847652232; 1847652239; 1282726870; 9781282726871; 0281072124; 9780281072125
• Related ISBNs: 1861978596; 9781861978592
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.