Lord Cromer: Victorian Imperialist, Edwardian Proconsul

by Roger Owen

Book Overview

In the heyday of Empire just before the First World War, Lord Cromer was second only to Lord Curzon in fame and public esteem. In the days when Cairo and Calcutta represented the twin poles of British power in Asia and Africa, Cromer's commanding presence seemed to radiate the essential spirit of imperial rule. In this first modern biography Roger Owen charts the life of the man revered by the British and hated by today's Egyptians, the real ruler...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199279667
• ISBN13: 9780199279661
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 474 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.2" x 6.1"