Gender and Empire

Focusing the perspectives of gender scholarship on the study of empire produces an original volume full of fascinating new insights about the conduct of men as well as women. Bringing together disparate fields - politics, medicine, sexuality, childhood, religion, migration, and many more topics - this new collection of essays demonstrates the richness of studying empire through the lens of gender. This more inclusive look at empire asks not only why the empire was dominated by men, but how that domination affected the conduct of imperial politics. The fresh, new interpretations of the British Empire offered here will interest readers across a wide range, and will demonstrate the vitality of this innovative approach and the new historical questions it raises.

Professor Wm Roger Louis
Editor-in-Chief
Kerr Professor of English History and Culture, University of Texas, Austin

Clarity of expression and historical specificity are keynotes of this volume in the Oxford History of the British Empire Companion series. Lionel Knight, THES, April 2005 The book's strength is that, while the multifarious centrality of gender is shown beyond contention, there are few pages that do not provoke debate. Lionel Knight, THES, April 2005