The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 3John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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It became clear that defence and economic questions were the centre of the
matter , and what emerged from the discussions was the idea of periodical
conferences to maintain contact and discuss practical problems . Voluntary
association ...
It became clear that defence and economic questions were the centre of the
matter , and what emerged from the discussions was the idea of periodical
conferences to maintain contact and discuss practical problems . Voluntary
association ...
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That the colonies were not insensible to the problem was shown by Hofmeyr ' s
proposal , and though this was not adopted , negotiations proceeded for sharing
some part of the burden . It was on the finance of defence that the old Empire had
...
That the colonies were not insensible to the problem was shown by Hofmeyr ' s
proposal , and though this was not adopted , negotiations proceeded for sharing
some part of the burden . It was on the finance of defence that the old Empire had
...
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Such was the situation in which Great Britain was placed , or perhaps we should
say the direction in which she was moving in the early ' nineties , and the kind of
problem which the course of events was creating for her . Viewed as a whole ...
Such was the situation in which Great Britain was placed , or perhaps we should
say the direction in which she was moving in the early ' nineties , and the kind of
problem which the course of events was creating for her . Viewed as a whole ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Dual character of the Empire by 1870 | 11 |
CHAPTER II | 17 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 3 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1929 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 5 Mar 2009 |
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