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the british empire and its contested pasts historical studies xxvi
imperial rule commerce culture and contestation of empire are all represented in this volume with a particular but by no means exclusive focus on aspects and consequences of britains asian empire as well as reflections on irish engagements with the british imperial phenomenon . while engagements between colonisers including those bringing with them a civilising mission and indigenous peoples are explored so too are cultural perceptions of empire by britons and britain by the colonised who ventured to the imperial mother country . unexpected corners of the imperial experience are covered including belfast supported missionaries in nigeria and french canadian sympathizers for irish nationalists . affirmations of empire stand side by side with contestations in for example china ireland africa and canada . ... contributions add up to a lively and many faceted volume that will profit all students of the british empire ... victorian studies vol . 54 no. 4 summer 2012