Beyond sovereignty : Britain, empire and transnationalism, c. 1880-1950
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Beyond sovereignty : Britain, empire and transnationalism, c. 1880-1950
Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Explores the central role of the British Empire in developing transnational ideas, institutions and social movements of increasing scope and influence in the eras of high imperialism and the two world wars. Chapters follow transnational dynamics and debates over sovereignty in the domains of sexuality, law, politics, culture and religion.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- K.Grant , P.Levine , & F.Trentmann Sovereignty and Sexuality: Transnational Perspectives on Colonial Age of Consent Legislation
- P.Levine After the Nation-State: Citizenship, Empire and Global Coordination in the New Internationalism, 1914-1930
- F.Trentmann Towards an International Human Rights Regime during the Inter-war Years: The League of Nations' Combat of Traffic in Women and Children
- B.Metzger Human Rights and Sovereign Abolitions of Slavery, c. 1885-1956
- K.Grant Beyond Sovereignty?: Protestant Missions, Empire and Transnationalism, 1890-1950
- J.Stuart A Shadow Nation: The Making of Muslim India
- F.Devji 'A Well Selected Body of Men': Sikh Recruitment for Colonial Police and Military
- T.R.Metcalf Valleys of Fear: Policing Terror in an Imperial Age, 1865-1925
- R.Gregg Screening Empire from Itself: Imperial Preference, Represented Communities, and the Decent Burial of the Indian Cinematograph Committee Report (1927-28)
- M.Kale The Persistence of Privilege: British Medical Qualifications and the Practice of Medicine in the Empire
- D.M.Haynes
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