The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1963 - Great Britain |
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Page 15
The climate of the Little Karoo is more varied and on the whole somewhat less
dry; but more important for explaining the greater density of population is the
comparative wealth of this region in irrigation water derived from the bordering ...
The climate of the Little Karoo is more varied and on the whole somewhat less
dry; but more important for explaining the greater density of population is the
comparative wealth of this region in irrigation water derived from the bordering ...
Page 402
Their harvesting was to take the rest of the century and to disturb successively the
Colonial Office, Parliament and finally the whole Empire. Briefly, the British
Government had conferred independence upon men who were bound to the
majority ...
Their harvesting was to take the rest of the century and to disturb successively the
Colonial Office, Parliament and finally the whole Empire. Briefly, the British
Government had conferred independence upon men who were bound to the
majority ...
Page 735
... the Kolonialgesellschaft was concluded. The Government of South-West Africa
took over the whole of the property of the company, which was then limited to
purely commercial functions. Mining was included among these, and the
Deutsche ...
... the Kolonialgesellschaft was concluded. The Government of South-West Africa
took over the whole of the property of the company, which was then limited to
purely commercial functions. Mining was included among these, and the
Deutsche ...
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Contents
THE GEOGRAPHICAL ENVIRONMENT | 2 |
Climate and Temperature | 9 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1963 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2009 |
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