The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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As he himself put it in 1887 , though he had come down to the House in 1881 “ a most rabid Jingo ” , he had since “ passed through the fire of Bechuanaland " .2 So then the stage was set for the co - operation of Hofmeyr and Rhodes .
As he himself put it in 1887 , though he had come down to the House in 1881 “ a most rabid Jingo ” , he had since “ passed through the fire of Bechuanaland " .2 So then the stage was set for the co - operation of Hofmeyr and Rhodes .
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A man of action , Rhodes was essentially also a seer , a man of vision . Size inspired him : he saw big , thought big , talked big . The immensity of South Africa thrilled him , and the immensity of the opportunity to be seized or lost ...
A man of action , Rhodes was essentially also a seer , a man of vision . Size inspired him : he saw big , thought big , talked big . The immensity of South Africa thrilled him , and the immensity of the opportunity to be seized or lost ...
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ROBINSON , RHODES AND MACKENZIE 523 Rhodes's hand was strengthened by the trekking of the Transvaal Boers into Bechuanaland . The imposition by the Transvaal of a tariff on all Colonial produce ( 1881 ) had already cooled the enthusiasm ...
ROBINSON , RHODES AND MACKENZIE 523 Rhodes's hand was strengthened by the trekking of the Transvaal Boers into Bechuanaland . The imposition by the Transvaal of a tariff on all Colonial produce ( 1881 ) had already cooled the enthusiasm ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Smutss offer to S Rhodesia 1921 | 4 |
6 CIVIL ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMIC | 6 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Arthur Percival Newton |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 30 Jan 2007 |
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