Britain and the Dominions de W. R. Brock

Britain and the Dominions

W. R. Brock

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 iun 2011

This 1951 book is the history of an idea. The unique concept of dominion status within a Commonwealth of Nations is the result of the need for freedom combined with peace, for independence combined with international obligations, for common action without central control. The attainment has come out of many conflicting forces which can only be studied historically. This book tells the experiences of the different nations of the Commonwealth, to explain how past events have led them into this unprecedented form of association. The British Commonwealth exemplifies a way in which independent and self-governing nations may live together, and also how nations that are somewhat politically, socially, or economically undeveloped may be partnered by those who have advanced a little further along the road to civilized society. Attention is also given to the dependent colonial Empire, particularly to those countries already within sight of full Dominion status.

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Part I. The Rise of Britain as a World Power from the End of the Middle Ages to the Year 1793: Survey; 1. The beginnings of overseas expansion (to 1600); 2. The founding of the British Empire (1600–50); 3. The era of expansion (1650–8); 4. The British political system I (1485–1660); 5. The British political system II (1660–1800); 6. Britain becomes the greatest colonial power (1688–1763); Part II. From the Year 1763 to the Middle of the Nineteenth Century: Survey; 7. Revolt and crisis within the Empire; 8. The revival of Great Britain (1784–1815); 9. The British Empire in 1815; 10. Ideas and influences upon the nineteenth-century Empire; 11. Imperial problems in the first half of the nineteenth century I: non-British European races in the Empire; 12. Imperial problems in the first half of the nineteenth century II: the new settlers; 13. Imperial problems in the first half of the nineteenth century III: non-European races; 14. Imperial problems in the first half of the nineteenth century IV: economic prosperity; 15. Imperial problems in the first half of the nineteenth century V: the problem of government; Part III. From the Middle of the Nineteenth to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century: Survey; 16. The British Isles; 17. The changing world; 18. The dominion of Canada and Newfoundland; 19. Self-government in Australia and New Zealand; 20. The transformation of India; 21. The acquisition of a tropical African Empire; 22. Imperialism; 23. The old and the new in colonial rule; 24. Contrasts in imperial rule. Ceylon, Malaya and Burma; 25. South Africa, 1854–1910; 26. The bonds of union; Part IV. From the Beginning of the Twentieth Century to the Present Day: Survey; 27. Political and economic influences upon the twentieth-century empire; 28. The First World War; 29. From 1918 to 1939: the world situation; 30. The Second World War; 31. Imperial problems in the twentieth century I: government and organization; 32. Imperial problems in the twentieth century II: problems in the art of self-government. Newfoundland, Malta, Kenya, and Southern Rhodesia; 33. Imperial problems in the twentieth century III: Ireland; 34. Imperial problems in the twentieth century IV: India, Burma, Ceylon, and Malaya; 35. Imperial problems in the twentieth century V: the Middle East; 36. Imperial problems in the twentieth century VI: the colonial empire; 37. Modern Canada; 38. Modern Australia; 39. Modern New Zealand; 40. Modern South Africa; Conclusion.