The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 3John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1959 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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... European to enter the Kenya Highlands , and at once he proclaimed that the country was well adapted for European settlement " . But he met with fierce opposition from the Masai , which prevented him from reaching his ultimate objective ...
... European to enter the Kenya Highlands , and at once he proclaimed that the country was well adapted for European settlement " . But he met with fierce opposition from the Masai , which prevented him from reaching his ultimate objective ...
Page 99
... European Powers shrank from serious European conflicts for more than thirty years , during which period they sought security against the complications of modern warfare and adjustments to the new balance of power in increasingly ...
... European Powers shrank from serious European conflicts for more than thirty years , during which period they sought security against the complications of modern warfare and adjustments to the new balance of power in increasingly ...
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... European com- mercial activity in these territories had begun by then , only one - tenth of Africa had been claimed ; only the Mediterranean coast and the South African settlements were generally thought to be important ; and interest ...
... European com- mercial activity in these territories had begun by then , only one - tenth of Africa had been claimed ; only the Mediterranean coast and the South African settlements were generally thought to be important ; and interest ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Dual character of the Empire by 1870 | 11 |
CHAPTER II | 17 |
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