Science, race relations and resistance: Britain, 1870–1914 (Studies in Imperialism)

Synopsis

By Exploring The Dimensions Of Race, Race Relations And Resistance, This Book Offers A New Account Of The British Empire's Greatest Failure And Its Most Disturbing Legacy. Using A Wide Range Of Published And Archival Sources, This Study Of Racial Discourse From 1870 To 1914 Argues That Race, Then As Now, Was A Contested Territory Within The Metropolitan Culture. Based On A Wide Range Of Published And Archival Sources, This Book Uncovers The Conflicting Opinions That Characterised Late Victorian And Edwardian Discourse On The 'colour Question'. It Offers A Revisionist Account Of Race In Science, And Provides Original Studies Of The Invention Of The Language Of Race Relations And Of Resistance To Race-thinking Led By Radical Abolitionists And Persons Of Asian And African Descent Living In The United Kingdom. Douglas Lorimer.