Author: William Basil Worsfold
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Category : Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
The Reconstruction of the New Colonies Under Lord Milner, by W. Basil Worsfold
Author: William Basil Worsfold
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Category : Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Milner
Author: Richard Steyn
Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers
ISBN: 177619179X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
Alfred, Lord Milner was a brilliant public servant and one of Britain's most celebrated – or notorious – empire-builders, who left an indelible imprint on the history of South Africa. Sent to southern Africa to bring President Paul Kruger's obstreperous Boers to heel, Milner was primarily, though not solely, responsible for the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902), a conflict that marked the beginning of the end of the British Empire. In the aftermath of the war, a determined Milner set out to reconstruct the former Boer republics, but his policies stoked resentment among Afrikaners, particularly in respect of language and education. He left behind a coterie of young administrators, the so-called Kindergarten, who contributed significantly to the unification of South Africa and the fostering of imperial ideals through the Round Table Movement. In this biography, the first by a South African, Richard Steyn argues that Milner's reputation should not be defined by his eight years' service in South Africa alone. Despite his controversial stance on the issue of Irish Home Rule, Milner's legendary administrative ability made him the obvious choice for War Secretary in Lloyd George's five-man War Cabinet, and Milner did much to shape the Allied victory in the First World War. If his personal qualities and beliefs made him the wrong man to send to South Africa, where he failed to accomplish the over-ambitious goals he set himself, he was the right man in a far greater international conflict.
Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers
ISBN: 177619179X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
Alfred, Lord Milner was a brilliant public servant and one of Britain's most celebrated – or notorious – empire-builders, who left an indelible imprint on the history of South Africa. Sent to southern Africa to bring President Paul Kruger's obstreperous Boers to heel, Milner was primarily, though not solely, responsible for the Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902), a conflict that marked the beginning of the end of the British Empire. In the aftermath of the war, a determined Milner set out to reconstruct the former Boer republics, but his policies stoked resentment among Afrikaners, particularly in respect of language and education. He left behind a coterie of young administrators, the so-called Kindergarten, who contributed significantly to the unification of South Africa and the fostering of imperial ideals through the Round Table Movement. In this biography, the first by a South African, Richard Steyn argues that Milner's reputation should not be defined by his eight years' service in South Africa alone. Despite his controversial stance on the issue of Irish Home Rule, Milner's legendary administrative ability made him the obvious choice for War Secretary in Lloyd George's five-man War Cabinet, and Milner did much to shape the Allied victory in the First World War. If his personal qualities and beliefs made him the wrong man to send to South Africa, where he failed to accomplish the over-ambitious goals he set himself, he was the right man in a far greater international conflict.
Lord Milner's Work in South Africa
Author: William Basil Worsfold
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 644
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Publisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 644
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Lord Milner's Work in South Africa from Its Commencement in 1897 to the Peace of Vereeniging in 1902 Containing Hitherto Unpublished Information
Author: William Basil Worsfold
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 644
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Publisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 644
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Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 1286
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Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 1286
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Chinese Migrations, with Special Reference to Labor Conditions
Author: Ta Chen
Publisher:
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 268
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Chinese Migrations, with Special Reference to Labor Conditions
Author: Da Chen
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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The Statesman's Year-book
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Category : Political science
Languages : en
Pages : 1556
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Category : Political science
Languages : en
Pages : 1556
Book Description
The Round Table Movement and the Fall of the 'Second' British Empire (1909-1919)
Author: Andrea Bosco
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443869996
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 565
Book Description
In spite of the general phobia of federalism, there is a strong federalist trend within British political culture. In three very different historical contexts, federalism inspired the action of political movements such as the Imperial Federation League, the Round Table and the Federal Union. Indeed, it was regarded as the solution to problems arising from the first signs of the possible collapse of Great Britain and its Empire. The Round Table Movement played a particularly interesting role in this regard, attempting to reverse the rapid and inexorable decline of the British Empire. It was a political organisation with roots in all the major peripheries of the Empire and almost unlimited financial resources. This volume discusses the strategies and means employed by the group in order to maintain the British Empire’s global prominence. The book’s main argument is that we did not have a “British century” – the nineteenth – and an “American century” – the twentieth – but, rather, four centuries of Anglo–Saxon supremacy, which witnessed the affirmation of the national principle – expression of the Continental political tradition – and its overcoming through its opposite, the federal principle, the expression of the insular political tradition.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443869996
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 565
Book Description
In spite of the general phobia of federalism, there is a strong federalist trend within British political culture. In three very different historical contexts, federalism inspired the action of political movements such as the Imperial Federation League, the Round Table and the Federal Union. Indeed, it was regarded as the solution to problems arising from the first signs of the possible collapse of Great Britain and its Empire. The Round Table Movement played a particularly interesting role in this regard, attempting to reverse the rapid and inexorable decline of the British Empire. It was a political organisation with roots in all the major peripheries of the Empire and almost unlimited financial resources. This volume discusses the strategies and means employed by the group in order to maintain the British Empire’s global prominence. The book’s main argument is that we did not have a “British century” – the nineteenth – and an “American century” – the twentieth – but, rather, four centuries of Anglo–Saxon supremacy, which witnessed the affirmation of the national principle – expression of the Continental political tradition – and its overcoming through its opposite, the federal principle, the expression of the insular political tradition.
The Statesman's Year-Book
Author: J. Scott-Keltie
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230270484
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1519
Book Description
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230270484
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1519
Book Description
The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.