Imperial Encore
The Cultural Project of the Late British Empire
More than any previous historian, Caroline Ritter lays bare the extent—and ambiguities—of the British cultural project in late colonial and postcolonial Africa. Through case studies of the BBC, British publishing, and the British Council, she shows how a British cultural imperialism underpinned by a common and enduring conviction in the value of British Culture, and, in more practical ways, by colonial development, intensified during decolonisation. As Ritter recounts in this rich and highly perceptive account, by adopting African actors, and absorbing postcolonial critiques to create a more inclusive form of Britishness, this cultural projec…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-520-37593-2
- EAN: 9780520375932
- Produktnummer: 33632807
- Verlag: University Presses
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 276 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm
- Abbildungen: 5 b-w illustrations
- Reihenbandnummer: 18
Über den Autor
Caroline Ritter is Assistant Professor of History at Texas State University.
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