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Thompson J. Lee <1951-> |
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Titolo |
A wider patriotism : Alfred Milner and the British Empire / / by J. Lee Thompson |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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1-315-65313-3 |
1-317-31515-4 |
1-281-12499-0 |
9786611124991 |
1-85196-545-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (265 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Empires in perspective ; ; 2 |
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Disciplina |
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Statesmen - Great Britain |
Colonial administrators - Great Britain |
Colonial administrators - South Africa |
South Africa History 1836-1909 |
Great Britain Politics and government 1837-1901 |
Great Britain Politics and government 1901-1936 |
Great Britain Colonies |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2007 by Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Limited. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Part I. A question about which I have never been able to see the other side -- Part II. Civilian soldier of the empire : South Africa -- Part III. Constructive imperialism -- Part IV. Imperialism on the anvil. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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When Alfred Milner (1854-1925) was knighted, he took as his motto Communis Patria, 'patriotism for our common country'. By this he meant the wider patriotism of the British Empire, the furthering of which he made his life's work. This is the first study of Milner to take his politics, or 'constructive' imperialism as its primary theme. His career is examined as a whole, from the genesis of his imperial ideology at Oxford, through his time as High Commissioner in South Africa during the Boer War, to his days as Minister of War during the final seven months of the First World War. Famously, Milner propagated |
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