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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Rather limitation and , if possible , diminu- tion of such responsibilities , was our policy . With free trade in the ascendant and colonial rivalries abated , the British Empire seemed likely to resolve itself into a partnership of ...
Rather limitation and , if possible , diminu- tion of such responsibilities , was our policy . With free trade in the ascendant and colonial rivalries abated , the British Empire seemed likely to resolve itself into a partnership of ...
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GRANVILLE SUCCEEDED BY KIMBERLEY 31 tion on equal terms could be achieved through some kind of federa- tion which he did not elaborate . Recognising the widespread desire of the time for national unions , he urged that the British ...
GRANVILLE SUCCEEDED BY KIMBERLEY 31 tion on equal terms could be achieved through some kind of federa- tion which he did not elaborate . Recognising the widespread desire of the time for national unions , he urged that the British ...
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... to acquire land and minerals and monopolise trade , but they asked for public support for the sake not only of profit but also of philan- thropy they were opening the dark continent to the light of civilisa- tion .
... to acquire land and minerals and monopolise trade , but they asked for public support for the sake not only of profit but also of philan- thropy they were opening the dark continent to the light of civilisa- tion .
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Dual character of the Empire by 1870 | 11 |
The Commonwealth of the 1920s as the project of a worldstate | 17 |
Copyright | |
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