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The strange death of the liberal empire : Lord Selborne in South Africa /
David Torrance examines Lord Selborne's conception of empire and, by implication, the nature of British imperialism, focusing on the Chinese labour controversy, the self-government issue, the development of racial segregation, and the creation of the Union of South Africa. He reassesses the rol...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Montreal [Que.] ; Buffalo :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
©1996.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Contents
- Preface
- Map of Southern Africa, 1908
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Lord Selborne�s Early Life and Career
- 3 Abandoned by London: Selborne and the Chinese Labour Controversy
- 4 Bleak Prospects: Selborne and the Constitutional Settlement
- 5 Brighter Prospects: the Labour Crisis, Imperial Obstruction, and Afrikaner Assistance
- 6 Exploitation, Protest, and Autocratic Rule: Selborne and African Policy
- 7 South African Disunion: Selborne, the Railway Crisis, and Constructive Solutions
- 8 Selborne�s Memorandum: The High Commissioner Strikes Back
- 9 The Union of South Africa10 Conclusion
- Epilogue
- Appendix
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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- F
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- I
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