Colonial Connections, 1815-45 Patronage, the Information Revolution and Colonial Government |
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| Author:
| Laidlaw, Zoe |
| Series title: | Studies in Imperialism MUP Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7190-6918-5 |
| Publication Date: | May 2012 |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $89.00 |
Book Description:
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This groundbreaking book challenges standard interpretations of metropolitan strategies of rule in the early nineteenth century. After the Napoleonic wars, the British government ruled a more diverse empire than ever before, and the Colonial Office responded by cultivating strong personal links with governors and colonial officials through which influence, patronage and information could flow. By the 1830s the conviction that personal connections were the best way of exerting influence...
More DescriptionThis groundbreaking book challenges standard interpretations of metropolitan strategies of rule in the early nineteenth century. After the Napoleonic wars, the British government ruled a more diverse empire than ever before, and the Colonial Office responded by cultivating strong personal links with governors and colonial officials through which influence, patronage and information could flow. By the 1830s the conviction that personal connections were the best way of exerting influence within the imperial sphere went well beyond the metropolitan government.