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Harland-Jacobs, Jessica.

Builders of empire Freemasons and British imperialism, 1717-1927 / [electronic resource] : Jessica L. Harland-Jacobs. - Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2007. - 1 online resource (xiv, 384 p.) : ill., map.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-367) and index.

Introduction: The ancient and honourable fraternity of free and accepted Masons -- A vast chain extending round the whole globe -- In every climate a home -- Resolv'd against all politics? -- Our first duty as Britons -- Men of the best standing -- A spirit of universal fraternity -- Loyal citizens of the empire -- Conclusion: The cosmopolitan order of the ages? -- Appendix: Royal Freemasons.

"Examining how the brotherhood and the empire transformed each other, Harland-Jacobs addresses issues of globalization, supranational identities, imperial power, fraternalism, and masculinity."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN: 9781469606651 (electronic bk.) 1469606658 (electronic bk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Freemasonry--History.--Great Britain
Imperialism--History.
Vrijmetselarij.
Imperialisme.
Freimaurer--Imperialismus--Grossbritannien.
Imperialismus--Freimaurer--Grossbritannien.
Kolonie--britische--Geschichte Neuzeit.
Freimaurer--Grossbritannien--Geschichte Neuzeit.
Imperialismus.
Freimaurerei.
Kolonialismus--Freimaurerei--Geschichte--Grossbritannien--1720-1930.
Freimaurerei--Geschichte--Grossbritannien--1720-1930.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Freemasonry & Secret Societies

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain--Colonies--History.
Britse Rijk.
Grossbritannien.
British Commonwealth--Freimaurerei--Geschichte--1720-1930.
Grossbritannien--Imperialismus--Freimaurerei--Geschichte--1720-1930.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: HS595.S5 / .H37 2007eb

Dewey Class. No.: 366/.109410903