1st Edition

Empire and Popular Culture

Edited By John Griffiths
1504 Pages
by Routledge

2892 Pages
by Routledge

From 1830, if not before, the Empire began to permeate the domestic culture of Empire nations in many ways. From consumables, to the excitement of colonial wars, celebrations relating to events in the history of Empire, and the construction of Empire Day in the early Edwardian period, most citizens were encouraged to think of themselves not only as citizens of a nation but of an Empire. Much of... Read more

Volume1: Youth and Education

Volume 2: Empire in the Public Sphere: Exhibition, Spectacle and Entertainment

Volume 3: Identity, Commemoration and Commodity

Volume 4: The Media, Literature, Art, Design, Architecture and Collectables

Biography

John Griffiths is Senior Lecturer in British and British World History, Massey University, New Zealand