Remembering and forgetting the Scottish Highlands: Sir James Mackintosh and the forging of a British imperial identity

This article explores the formation of British imperial identity through a focus on the career of Sir James Mackintosh (1765–1832), a well-known Whig intellectual and imperial careerist who originally hailed from the Highlands of Scotland. Using Mackintosh's unpublished letters and autobiograph...

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Main Author: Gust, Onni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2013
Online Access:http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30989/
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