Scientist of Empire: Sir Roderick Murchison, Scientific Exploration and Victorian Imperialism. By Robert A. Stafford. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. xii, 293 pp.

1990 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 892-893
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Scientific Exploration

Book Reviews: Robert A. Stafford, Scientist of empire: Sir Roderick Murchison, scientific exploration and Victorian imperialism

1992 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-193
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19Th Century ◽  
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The 19Th Century

Robert A. Stafford, Scientist of empire: Sir Roderick Murchison, scientific exploration and Victorian imperialism . Cambridge University Press, 1989. Pp xi + 293, £30.00. ISBN 0-521-33537-x European imperialism in the second half of the 19th century has been of great interest to historians for many decades. Even its definition has been a matter of brisk controversy, though now there is a general consensus that imperialism was the deliberate act or advocacy of extending or maintaining a state’s direct or indirect control over any other inhabited territory. From the early 20th century imperialism, especially as made manifest in the scramble for Africa, has often been seen as an aberrant phenomenon. Rarely has it been viewed as a natural and expected development in the relation between Europe and the rest of the world: its nature, its scope, and its timing were problematic.

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