Consuls, Colonies and the World
Low-level bureaucrats and the machinery of empire, c. 1880-1914
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4549488 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Heather Streets-Salter, Heather Streets‐Salter (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1532-5768 • E-ISSN: 1532-5768 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/cch.2019.0037 |
| OpenAlex | W2995612453 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
This essay brings the history of the multi-national yet unfashionable consular corps into conversation with the history of imperialism and colonialism between 1880 and 1914. It argues that the flows of information circulated by consuls were critical not only to how empires functioned but also to how they functioned in the larger global system of competing empires and independent states. It also argues that consuls were not simply neutral collectors and transmitters of information, but that they served political functions as well. Finally, it argues that consular sources provide a consistent record of the many challenges brought by other powers to colonial rule
Ancient history · Colonialism · Conversation · Empire · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Australian History and Society · History · Law · Legal and cultural studies analysis · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |