Entertaining the Empire: London Music Hall and the Export of Britishness - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Andrew HorrallSeries:Studies in Popular CulturePublish date:10/28/2025Pages:280
Language:EnglishPublisher:Manchester University PressISBN-13:9781526188892ISBN-10:1526188899UPC:9781526188892Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Social History, Popular Culture, EuropeBook Topic:Great BritainSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.69 inchesWeight:1.2809Product ID:SCZQK9EQQG
Entertaining the Empire: London Music Hall and the Export of Britishness
The stage entertainments known as music hall emerged in mid-Victorian London just as the British began colonising large parts of the world.Settlers recreated this metropolitan popular culture throughout the empire and in places under foreign control. They erected music halls resembling those at home, imported songs and sketches, performed inamateur shows and watched touring professionals. London...
Series: Studies in Popular Culture
Language:EnglishPublisher:Manchester University PressISBN-13:9781526188892ISBN-10:1526188899UPC:9781526188892Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Social History, Popular Culture, EuropeBook Topic:Great BritainSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.69 inchesWeight:1.2809Product ID:SCZQK9EQQG
Andrew Horrall is senior archivist at Canada's national archives and adjunct professor of History at Carleton University. He holds a PhD in History from the University of Cambridge.
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