{"product_id":"builders-of-empire-by-jessica-l-harland-jacobs","title":"Builders of Empire by Jessica L. Harland-Jacobs","description":"\u003ch2 aria-label=\"Book title: Builders of Empire: Freemasons and British Imperialism, 1717-1927\" data-testid=\"bookTitle\" class=\"Text Text__title1\"\u003eBuilders of Empire: Freemasons and British Imperialism, 1717-1927\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThis is a REPRINT of an exceedingly difficult book to find. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold; background: white;\"\u003ePlease allow two weeks for the book to be delivered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eNote:\u003c\/span\u003e This book is a reproduction of the historical text for academic, historical, or collector purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e2007 edition printed in 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e6\" x 9\" \/ 367 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 aria-label=\"Book title: Builders of Empire: Freemasons and British Imperialism, 1717-1927\" data-testid=\"bookTitle\" class=\"Text Text__title1\"\u003eBook description\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos; font-size: 11.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey built some of the first communal structures on the empire's frontiers. The empire's most powerful proconsuls sought entrance into their lodges. Their public rituals drew dense crowds from Montreal to Madras. The Ancient Free and Accepted Masons were quintessential builders of empire, argues Jessica Harland-Jacobs. In this first study of the relationship between Freemasonry and British imperialism, Harland-Jacobs takes readers on a journey across two centuries and five continents, demonstrating that from the moment it left Britain's shores, Freemasonry proved central to the building and cohesion of the British Empire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe organization formally emerged in 1717 as a fraternity identified with the ideals of Enlightenment cosmopolitanism, such as universal brotherhood, sociability, tolerance, and benevolence. As Freemasonry spread to Europe, the Americas, Asia, Australasia, and Africa, the group's claims of cosmopolitan brotherhood were put to the test. Harland-Jacobs examines the brotherhood's role in diverse colonial settings and the impact of the empire on the brotherhood; in the process, she addresses issues of globalization, supranational identities, imperial power, fraternalism, and masculinity. By tracking an important, identifiable institution across the wide chronological and geographical expanse of the British Empire, Builders of Empire makes a significant contribution to transnational history as well as the history of the Freemasons and imperial Britain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Obscure Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43979721637974,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/1031\/1254\/files\/Coverpage.jpg?v=1771766587","url":"https:\/\/obscurebooks.myshopify.com\/products\/builders-of-empire-by-jessica-l-harland-jacobs","provider":"Obscure Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}