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'The largest and most ambitious in the tradition of imperial expositions, the 1924 Empire Exhibition brought the empire 'home' to the outskirts of north London, heralding a new era of imperial unity and development while adhering to the principle of colonial self-sufficiency and reproducing racist caricatures. In the first book-length account of the exhibition at Wembley, its context, and its contradictions, Stephens provides new insight into the British Empire during the interwar years, when it reached a tenuous apex and inspired mounting opposition both in Britain and in the colonies.' - Marc Matera, Assistant Professor, History Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
'This is an insightful, well-written study of the often overlooked Wembley Empire Exhibition of 1924-25 that treats with great sensitivity the fair's non-European participants. That The Empire of Progress does so within the context of twentieth-century British history and the history of Britain's empire is all the more impressive.' - Jeffrey Auerbach, Professor of History, California State University Northridge, USA
'The Empire of Progress is a welcome addition to the literature on the inter-war empire. It provides a comprehensive and illuminating study of the contribution the 1924-5 Empire Exhibition made to promoting an 'empire consciousness' and to the evolution of emergent discourses of colonial development in the wider context of new post-war challenges to the Britishempire, including the growth of anti-colonial resistance.' - Barbara Bush, Emeritus Professor of History, Sheffield Hallam University, UK
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Daniel Stephen is Lecturer in History at University of Colorado Boulder, USA. His work has appeared in Twentieth Century British History and The Journal of British Studies.
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Book Title: The Empire of Progress
Book Subtitle: West Africans, Indians, and Britons at the British Empire Exhibition, 1924–25
Authors: Daniel Stephen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137325129
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Daniel Stephen 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-32511-2Published: 19 September 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-45919-3Published: 19 September 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-32512-9Published: 19 September 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 194
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, Imperialism and Colonialism, Social History, Cultural History, Modern History