This book charts the political exposés of an escaped convict-turned-activist and sheds new light on nineteenth-century British imperial reform.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Kirsten McKenzie fought international crime for fourteen years as a Customs Officer in both England and New Zealand, before leaving to work in the family antique store. Now a full time author, she lives in New Zealand with her family and alternates between writing time travel trilogies and polishing her next thriller. Her spare time is spent organising author events and appearing on literary panels at various festivals around the world.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: 'a soul reared in the lap of liberty'; 1. 'Plausible and audacious frauds': the theatre of imperial politics and reform; 2. 'A daemon behind the curtain': reputation, parliamentary politics and political spin; 3. Green-bag-makers and blood-hunters: information management and espionage; 4. 'In return for services rendered': liberated Africans or prize(d) slaves?; 5. 'The dishonorable Court of Gothamites': corrupting abolition; 6. 'Under the cloak of liberty': seditious libel, state security and the rights of 'free-born Englishmen'; 7. 'Unruly subjects': political removal and the problem of colonial constitutions; 8. 'A conspiracy of the darkest and foulest nature': the placard affair; 9. Bring up the body: the many escapes of 'Alexander Edwards'; Epilogue: 'an infamous end'.
Introduction: 'a soul reared in the lap of liberty'; 1. 'Plausible and audacious frauds': the theatre of imperial politics and reform; 2. 'A daemon behind the curtain': reputation, parliamentary politics and political spin; 3. Green-bag-makers and blood-hunters: information management and espionage; 4. 'In return for services rendered': liberated Africans or prize(d) slaves?; 5. 'The dishonorable Court of Gothamites': corrupting abolition; 6. 'Under the cloak of liberty': seditious libel, state security and the rights of 'free-born Englishmen'; 7. 'Unruly subjects': political removal and the problem of colonial constitutions; 8. 'A conspiracy of the darkest and foulest nature': the placard affair; 9. Bring up the body: the many escapes of 'Alexander Edwards'; Epilogue: 'an infamous end'.
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