Southampton by Miles Taylor
In its heyday, the British Empire started and ended with the port of Southampton, yet the history of this most imperial of cities has been curiously neglected. In this authoritative account, Miles Taylor looks at the modern history of the city and port of Southampton through the lens of empire. He examines some of the major international celebrities associated with the region such as David Livingstone, Lord Carnarvon and General Gordon, as well as the city itself during the conflicts, from the Napoleonic to the world wars, that defined Britain's imperial period. "Southampton: Gateway to the British Empire" looks at the popular culture of imperialism in the port and the city, the experience of migrants and the artistic community and the thwarted attempt to bring civil aviation to the area. It will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in Southampton and its maritime past or who enjoys urban history and wants to know more about the connections between Britain's global dominion and its domestic history.
"'This book presents some fascinating glimpses into the thoroughly local and indeed provincial character of many aspects of British imperial culture during the nineteenth and twentieth centuriesIts detailed case studies cover a wide span of themes, reflecting some of the diverse, contradictory and sometimes unexpected ways in which empire became part of local municipal experience in places like Southampton, both part of the metropole yet so distinctly unmetropolitan.' Felix Driver, Royal Holloway, University of London'"
Miles Taylor is Professor of Modern History at the University of York and was formerly Professor of Modern British History at the University of Southampton. His recent publications include Ernest Jones, Chartism and the Romance of Politics, 1819-69 and (as co-editor) The Victorians Since 1901 and Palmerston Studies (2 volumes).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845110321 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845110323 |
| Title | Southampton |
| Author | Miles Taylor |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2007-09-26 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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