Description: Nabobs by Tillman W. Nechtman In this book, Tillman Nechtman considers nabobs, a term used by domestic critics when referring to East India Company employees, who caused controversy in returning to Britain by bringing elements of the subcontinents culture with them, thereby igniting the debate regarding British identity and British imperialism in the late eighteenth century. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In this book, Tillman Nechtman explores the relationship between Britain and its empire in the late eighteenth century through the controversy that surrounded employees of the East India Company. Labelled as nabobs by their critics, Company employees returned from India, bringing the subcontinents culture with them - souvenirs like clothing, foods, jewels, artwork, and animals. To the nabobs, imperial keepsakes were a way of narrating their imperial biographies, lives that braided Britain and India together. However, their domestic critics preferred to see Britain as distinct from empire and so saw the nabobs as a dangerous community of people who sought to reverse the currents of imperialism and to bring the empire home. Drawing on cultural, material, and visual history, this book captures a far wider picture of the fascinating controversy and sheds considerable new light on the tensions and contradictions inherent in British national identity in the late eighteenth century. Author Biography Tillman W. Nechtman is Assistant Professor of British and British Imperial History at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. He is the author of numerous articles on British imperial history. Table of Contents Introduction: an imperial footprint; 1. An India of the mind: enlightenment and empire in eighteenth-century South Asia; 2. Flesh and blood cannot bear it: private lives and imperial taxonomies in late eighteenth-century British India; 3. The nabob controversy: debating global imperialism in the public sphere; 4. Imperial clutter: the nabob controversy and the public sphere; 5. Nabobinas: gender, luxury, race, and empire; Conclusion; Bibliography. Review Review of the hardback: Well researched and lucidly written, the book is a pleasure to read, and is perhaps particularly useful for readers who are newcomers to the primary and secondary literature of Britons ideas about India and who seek a solid introduction to some of the cultural influences of the empire within Britain. It is also a handy synthesis of recent work on travel, race, and empire with a special focus on East India. English Historical ReviewReview of the hardback: … thorough and sparkling study of imperial discontents … Kathleen Wilson, Journal of British Studies Promotional This book considers the controversy caused by nabobs, and the debate regarding British identity and British imperialism in the late eighteenth century. Review Quote "Written in a clear and engaging manner, this book will be accessible and informative for lay readers." -Michael H. Fisher, Journal of World History Promotional "Headline" This book considers the controversy caused by nabobs, and the debate regarding British identity and British imperialism in the late eighteenth century. Description for Bookstore In this book, Tillman Nechtman considers nabobs, a term used by domestic critics when referring to East India Company employees, who caused controversy in returning to Britain by bringing elements of the subcontinents culture with them, thereby igniting the debate regarding British identity and British imperialism in the late eighteenth century. Description for Library In this book, Tillman Nechtman considers nabobs, a term used by domestic critics when referring to East India Company employees, who caused controversy in returning to Britain by bringing elements of the subcontinents culture with them, thereby igniting the debate regarding British identity and British imperialism in the late eighteenth century. Details ISBN0521763533 Short Title NABOBS Publisher Cambridge University Press Language English ISBN-10 0521763533 ISBN-13 9780521763530 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2010 Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Publication Date 2010-08-12 Author Tillman W. Nechtman Subtitle Empire and Identity in Eighteenth-Century Britain DEWEY 941.07 Affiliation Skidmore College, New York UK Release Date 2010-08-12 AU Release Date 2010-08-12 NZ Release Date 2010-08-12 Illustrations 15 Halftones, unspecified Pages 282 Alternative 9781107671041 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:91363929;
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