How Books, Reading and Subscription Libraries Defined Colonial Clubland in the British Empire

Introduction 1. The Rise of the British Colonial Book Trade 2. Colonial Clubs, Clubland and Clubbability 3. Crises in the British Metropolis and Colonies 4. The Penang Library: A Survivor in Paradise 5. The General Library of the Institute of Jamaica: A Road Paved with Good Intentions 6. The Lagos Library: A Book Club by Any Other Name 7. Shifts in the British Metropolis and Colonies. Conclusion

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• História do século 20: c 1900 a c 2000
• História da Ásia
• História social e cultural
• Colonialismo, imperialismo e
• História africana
• História das Américas
• História inglesa e irlandesa
• Historiografia
• Início da história moderna: c 1450/1500 a c 1700
• História moderna para o século 20: c1700 a c 1900

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