Love, Class and Empire

Focusing on the experiences of two British expatriate families in Iran and Iraq, this study explores the impact of rapid social mobility in the late imperial era. Drawing on a wealth of personal letters and diaries, A. James Hammerton offers a close and evocative portrait of expatriate love and sexuality.

A. James Hammerton is Emeritus Scholar at La Trobe University, Melbourne. Previous book publications include: Migrants of the British Diaspora since the 1960s (2017), Ten Pound Poms: Australia's Invisible Migrants (with Alistair Thomson, 2005), Cruelty and Companionship: Conflict in Nineteenth Century Married Life, (1992) and Emigrant Gentlewomen: Genteel Poverty and Female Emigration, 1830-1914, (1979, 2016).