Reflections on the Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain

Klappentext An assessment of the future of the British Empire and justification of the Second Boer War, first published in 1900. Zusammenfassung John Adam Cramb (1862–1913) was a Scottish historian, novelist and fervent patriot. This volume, first published in 1900 and written in response to the Second Boer War, contains Cramb's assessment of the future of the British Empire. This volume provides a valuable example of Edwardian imperialist and nationalist thought. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. The Testimony of the Past: 1. What is imperialism?; 2. The development of the political ideal; 3. The development of the religious ideal; Part II. The Destiny of Imperial Britain: 4. The war in South Africa; 5. What is war?; 6. The vicissitudes of states and empires; 7. The destiny of imperial Britain and the destiny of man.

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• Authors: J. A. Cramb, Cramb J. A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.12.2010
• EAN: 9781108023696
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02369-6
• No. of pages: 334
• 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