Lord Dufferin, Ireland and the British Empire, c. 1820-1900: Rule by the Best?

This book explores the life and career of the 1st marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1826-1902). It links the landowning and aristocratic culture he was born into with his experience of governing across the British Empire, in Canada, Egypt, Syria and India.

Annie Tindley (Newcastle University, UK)

Routledge
9780367712785
238 pages
Paperback / softback
United Kingdom
Colonialism & imperialism