The Imperial Archive
Author | : Thomas Richards |
Publisher | : Verso |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1993-11-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 0860916057 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780860916055 |
Rating | : 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Imperial Archive by : Thomas Richards
Download or read book The Imperial Archive written by Thomas Richards and published by Verso. This book was released on 1993-11-17 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that by meeting the vast administrative challenge of the British Empire - thorough maps and surveys, censuses and statistics - Victorian administrators developed a new symbiosis of knowledge and power. The book draws on works by Rudyard Kipling, H.G. Wells and Bram Stoker.