{"product_id":"an-abc-of-queen-victorias-antoinette-burton-9781474230162","title":"An ABC of Queen Victoria's Empire: Or a Primer of Conquest, Dissent and Disruption","description":"\u003ci\u003eAn ABC of Queen Victoria's Empire\u003c\/i\u003eoffers a provocative rewriting of Mrs. Ernest Ames' \u003ci\u003eABCs for Baby Patriots\u003c\/i\u003e (1899). Whimsically illustrated for the nursery or primary school child, Ames' book demonstrates how deeply imperialism reached into popular culture during Victoria's reign.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Antoinette Burton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474230164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474230162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d","brand":"Antoinette Burton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45478718636287,"sku":"9781474230162","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a2283ecd-a5d9-4a04-8b8d-b2233a6a2d06.jpg?v=1715935625","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-abc-of-queen-victorias-antoinette-burton-9781474230162","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}