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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John Bright in the Cabinet seemed a portent of a new age . ... of the old mercantile system with that central direction of commercial policy which for generations had seemed the main compensation for the cares and burdens of empire .
John Bright in the Cabinet seemed a portent of a new age . ... of the old mercantile system with that central direction of commercial policy which for generations had seemed the main compensation for the cares and burdens of empire .
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For the moment , however , his personality seemed to dominate the ranks behind him . Even Lord Salisbury had been drawn against persistent conviction to countenance the Forward policy of those in his own party whom privately he still ...
For the moment , however , his personality seemed to dominate the ranks behind him . Even Lord Salisbury had been drawn against persistent conviction to countenance the Forward policy of those in his own party whom privately he still ...
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Though the real issues lay deeper , the crux of the matter seemed to lie in Uitlander grievances . Unfortunately the problem of the powerful industrialist and speculator in the midst of conservative agrarian society required more ...
Though the real issues lay deeper , the crux of the matter seemed to lie in Uitlander grievances . Unfortunately the problem of the powerful industrialist and speculator in the midst of conservative agrarian society required more ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
DOMINION NATIONALISM AND THE EMERGENT COMMONWEALTH | 4 |
The AngloRussian agreement and its effects | 7 |
Copyright | |
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