Colonial Connections, 1815–45

Name: Colonial Connections, 1815–45
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9780719069192
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Patronage, the Information Revolution and Colonial Government

By Zoë Laidlaw

Series: Studies in Imperialism

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Colonial Connections, 1815–45 by Zoë Laidlaw explores the intricate web of personal and institutional networks that linked Britain and its colonies during the early 19th century. This historical analysis delves into how these connections influenced colonial governance, policy, and power dynamics, shaping the broader imperial framework. Through detailed case studies, Laidlaw examines the roles of influential figures and the impact of their interactions on the empire’s operations.
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This book may appeal to you if you're fascinated by the complex webs of relationships and communications that linked Britain's colonial empire during the early 19th century. Exploring personal and political networks, it sheds light on how these connections influenced imperial policies and practices between 1815 and 1845.

Colonial Connections, 1815–45

This book challenges traditional notions of a radical revolution in government, identifying a more profound and general transition from reliance on gossip and personal information to new statistical forms of knowledge. Covers London, New South Wales and the Cape Colony, encompassing government insiders and those resisting colonial governments.

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This groundbreaking book challenges standard interpretations of metropolitan strategies of rule in the early nineteenth century. After the Napoleonic wars, the British government ruled a more diverse empire than ever before, and the Colonial Office responded by cultivating strong personal links with governors and colonial officials through which influence, patronage and information could flow.

By the 1830s, the conviction that personal connections were the best way of exerting influence within the imperial sphere went well beyond the metropolitan government. Colonial Connections, 1815–45 challenges traditional notions of a radical revolution in government, identifying a more profound and general transition from a metropolitan reliance on gossip and personal information to the embrace of new statistical forms of knowledge.

The analysis moves between London, New South Wales and the Cape Colony, encompassing both government insiders and those who struggled against colonial and imperial governments.

Series: Studies in Imperialism

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