An ABC of Queen Victoria’s Empire: Or a Primer of Conquest, Dissent and Disruption

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An ABC of Queen Victoria’s Empire offers a provocative rewriting of Mrs. Ernest Ames’ ABCs for Baby Patriots (1899). Whimsically illustrated for the nursery or primary school child, Ames’ book demonstrates how deeply imperialism reached into popular culture during Victoria’s reign. This book presents a rather darker view of Victoria’s empire, beginning with the wars in Afghanistan and ending with Zam-Zammeh, the large-bore cannon that Kipling’s hero sat astride at the opening of his 1901 novel, Kim. It signposts some of the key events, concepts, places and people that shaped the turbulent ground of empire across the long 19th century, providing a serious counterweight to the notion of imperial conquest as child’s play. With each letter accompanied by a crisp yet historically nuanced account of its subject, this unique account is the perfect primer for students taking courses on global, imperial and British history. Cover page Halftitle page Title page Copyright page Epigraph Dedication Contents List of Images Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors Introduction: From A to Z in Victorian Imperial Culture Notes The ABCs of Victoria’s Empire A is for the Afghan Wars Suggestions for Further Reading A is also for . . . B is for Bold Fenian Men Suggestions for Further Reading B is also for . . . C is for Convict Women Suggestions for Further Reading C is also for . . . D is for Dagga Suggestions for Further Reading D is also for . . . E is for Eyre—Jane Eyre Suggestions for Further Reading E is also for . . . F is for Famine Suggestions for Further Reading F is also for . . . G is for Gandhi Suggestions for Further Reading G is also for . . . H is for Hosay Suggestions for Further Reading H is also for . . . I is for Indenture Suggestions for Further Reading I is also for . . . J is for Jihad Selections for Further Reading J is also for . . . K is for Kīngitanga Suggestions for Further Reading K is also for . . . L is for Lascar Selections for Further Reading L is also for . . . M is for Morant Bay Suggestions for Further Reading M is also for . . . N is for Native Claim-making Selections for Further Reading N is also for . . . O is for Opium Suggestions for Further Reading O is also for . . . P is for the Proclamation of the Irish Republic Suggestions for Further Reading P is also for . . . Q is for Queensland Sugar Suggestions for Further Reading Q is also for . . . R is for Riel, Louis Suggestions for Further Reading R is also for . . . S is for Syphilis Suggestions for Further Reading S is also for . . . T is for Tatya Tope Suggestions for Further Reading T is also for . . . U is for Urabi Suggestions for Further Reading U is also for . . . V is for “Vande Mataram” Suggestions for Further Reading V is also for . . . W is for Winston Churchill Suggestions for Further Reading W is also for . . . X is for Xhosaland Suggestions for Further Reading X is also for . . . Y is for Yakub Khan Suggestions for Further Reading Y is also for . . . Z is for Zam-Zammah Suggestions for Further Reading Z is also for . . . How to Teach this Book Index