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Helen (Hrsg.) Gilbert

Burden or Benefit?

Imperial Benevolence and Its Legacies

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In the name of benevolence, philanthropy, and humanitarian aid, individuals, groups, and nations have sought to assist others and to redress forms of suffering and deprivation. Yet the inherent imbalances of power between the giver and the recipient of this benevolence have called into question the motives and rationale for such assistance. This volume examines the evolution of the ideas and practices of benevolence, chiefly in the context of British imperialism, from the late 18th century to the present. The authors consider more than a dozen examples of practical and theoretical benevolence from the anti-slavery movement of the late 18th ce… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Tiffin, Chris (Hrsg.)
  • ISBN: 978-0-253-02782-5
  • EAN: 9780253027825
  • Produktnummer: 21979686
  • Verlag: Indiana University Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
  • Seitenangabe: 240 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 592 KB

Über den Autor


Helen Gilbert is Professor of Theatre at Royal Holloway, University of London. She is author of Sightlines: Race, Gender, and Nation in Contemporary Australian Theatre and Post-Colonial Drama: Theory, Practice, Politics.Chris Tiffin teaches in the School of English, Media Studies, and Art History at the University of Queensland and is editor of De-Scribing Empire, South Pacific Images, and South Pacific Stories.

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