Ambiguities of empire : essays in honour of Andrew Porter

This book comprises essays offered by friends, colleagues, and former students in tribute to Andrew Porter, on the occasion of his retirement from the Rhodes Chair in Imperial History at the University of London. The contributors, including many distinguished historians, explore through a variety of case studies 'ambiguities of empire' and of imperial and quasi-imperial relationships, reflecting important themes in Professor Porter's own writing. Whilst the range of articles reflects the breadth of Andrew Porter's scholarly collaborations and interests, the chapters focus in particular on two aspects of imperial history which have been the subject of his particular attention: religion and empire and the end of empire. The book contains original pieces on the history of British imperialism currently the subject of considerable scholarly attention. The book will be invaluable to students and scholars of empire, religion and colonialism. This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History . Transatlantic Protestantism And American Independence / P.j. Marshall -- A Good West Indian, A Good African, And, In Short, A Good Britisher : Black And British In A Colour-conscious Empire, 1760-1950 / David Killingray -- Patterns Of Anglo-hellenism : A Colonial Connection? / Robert Holland -- Missionary Manhood : Professionalism, Belief And Masculinity In The Nineteenth-century British Imperial Field / Rhonda A. Semple -- The Ambiguous Amir : Britain, Afghanistan And The 1897 North-west Frontier Uprising / Keith Surridge -- The Church Of The Three Selves : A Perspective From The World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh, 1910 / Brian Stanley -- Distance And Proximity In Service To The Empire : Ulster And New Zealand Between Wars / Keith Jeffery -- Law, Politics And Analogy In Akan Historiography / Richard Rathbone -- Leaders, Dissidents And The Disappointed : Colonial Students In Britain As Empire Ended / A.j. Stockwell -- The Central African Federation And Britain's Post-war Nuclear Programme : Reconsidering The Connections / L.j. Butler -- Overseas Mission, Voluntary Service And Aid To Africa : Max Warren, The Church Missionary Society And Kenya, 1945-63 / John Stuart -- Splendidly Leading The Way? : Archbishop Fisher And Decolonisation In British Colonial Africa / Sarah Stockwell. Edited By Robert Holland And Sarah Stockwell. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This book comprises essays offered by friends, colleagues, and former students in tribute to Andrew Porter, on the occasion of his retirement from the Rhodes Chair in Imperial History at the University of London. The contributors, including many distinguished historians, explore through a variety of case studies 'ambiguities of empire' and of imperial and quasi-imperial relationships, reflecting important themes in Professor Porter's own writing.Whilst the range of articles reflects the breadth of Andrew Porter's scholarly collaborations and interests, the chapters focus in particular on two aspects of imperial history which have been the subject of his particular attention: religion and empire and the end of empire. The book contains original pieces on the history of British imperialism currently the subject of considerable scholarly attention. The book will be invaluable to students and scholars of empire, religion and colonialism.This book was published as a special issue of the__Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History__.