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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Page 103
... Frontier on any understanding , stipulation , convention or treaty with the imperial ( Russian ) Government " . He also opposed his instructions because he thought they would necessarily lead to British expansion and war in Afghanistan ...
... Frontier on any understanding , stipulation , convention or treaty with the imperial ( Russian ) Government " . He also opposed his instructions because he thought they would necessarily lead to British expansion and war in Afghanistan ...
Page 106
... Frontier " is a haphazard and not a scientific frontier " and that " the time has arrived when we must terminate all this inconvenience " .3 But it would be difficult to deny the wisdom of this policy . Clarity and firmness are the only ...
... Frontier " is a haphazard and not a scientific frontier " and that " the time has arrived when we must terminate all this inconvenience " .3 But it would be difficult to deny the wisdom of this policy . Clarity and firmness are the only ...
Page 147
... frontier to the northern Afghan borders , old Liberal prejudices faded . The North - West Frontier was ceasing to be a party issue . ? Radicals , Liberals and Conservatives , nevertheless , continued to disagree upon how to deal with ...
... frontier to the northern Afghan borders , old Liberal prejudices faded . The North - West Frontier was ceasing to be a party issue . ? Radicals , Liberals and Conservatives , nevertheless , continued to disagree upon how to deal with ...
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS | 1 |
Dual character of the Empire by 1870 | 11 |
CHAPTER II | 17 |
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