The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 3John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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Advantages and disadvantages followed from this , as she rose in these years to occupy a unique position in the world as the leading exporter , shipper and banker among the nations . That Great Britain was rising to , and holding ...
Advantages and disadvantages followed from this , as she rose in these years to occupy a unique position in the world as the leading exporter , shipper and banker among the nations . That Great Britain was rising to , and holding ...
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Governments interfered very little , and monetary affairs were regulated by banks which had come to occupy a special position as central banks . The currencies of almost all countries stood in fixed and effective relationship to gold ...
Governments interfered very little , and monetary affairs were regulated by banks which had come to occupy a special position as central banks . The currencies of almost all countries stood in fixed and effective relationship to gold ...
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Unfortunately this diagnosis of the situation , accurate so far as it referred to Great Britain , bore no relation to the facts of Russia's international position . Russia's policy in China , as elsewhere , was backed by France and ...
Unfortunately this diagnosis of the situation , accurate so far as it referred to Great Britain , bore no relation to the facts of Russia's international position . Russia's policy in China , as elsewhere , was backed by France and ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
DOMINION NATIONALISM AND THE EMERGENT COMMONWEALTH | 4 |
The AngloRussian agreement and its effects | 7 |
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