Britain's imperial muse : the classics, imperialism, and the Indian empire, 1784-1914 /
C. A. Hagerman, Assistant Professor of History, Albion College, Michigan, USA.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan 2013
- ix,266p.
- Britain and the world .
Classical education and Britain's imperial elite -- Classical discourse: imperial dimensions -- Classical discourse and British imperial identity: the nature of empire -- Classical discourse and British imperial identity: the civilizing mission -- Classical discourse and British imperial identity: the imperial character -- Classical discourse and the decline and fall of empires -- Classical discourse and British conceptions of India -- Classical discourse in British India I: coping with life in India -- Classical discourse in British India II: secret knowledge.