Empire: A Series of Letters - Published in ''The Daily News'', 1862, 1863

Klappentext A collection of letters concerning British colonial interests written by a staunch anti-imperialist, first published in 1863. Zusammenfassung Goldwin Smith (1823–1910) was a British historian and journalist considered by contemporaries a leading proponent of left-wing intellectual radicalism. This volume, first published in 1863, contains a collection of letters written by Smith examining British colonial interests, including government and possible self-determination, from an anti-imperialist standpoint. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Colonial emancipation; 2. Colonial emancipation. Answer to The Times; 3. Colonial government; 4. Colonial expenditure; 5. Colonial trade; 6. Canada; 7. The Canadian Militia Bill; 8. The debates on the Canadian Militia Bill; 9. England and Canada; 10. New Zealand; 11. Colonial emigration; 12. Mr. Adderley on Canadian affairs; 13. Gibraltar; 14. The Protectorate of Turkey; 15. The Ionian Islands; 16. The cession of the Ionian Islands; 17. The cession of the Ionian Islands (Mr. D'Israeli); 18. India; Appendix.

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• Authors: Goldwin Smith, Smith Goldwin
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.11.2010
• EAN: 9781108022972
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02297-2
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state