1st Edition

Education and Imperial Unity, 1901-1926

By James G. Greenlee Copyright 1987
356 Pages
by Routledge

356 Pages
by Routledge

356 Pages
by Routledge

Under the influence of mounting foreign competition in the late-Victorian and Edwardian periods, many Britons sought to bolster England’s world position by reinforcing the unity of the Empire. For the most part their effort were channelled into an attempt to construct a formal political union or federation of Britain’s overseas dominions. However, when the so-called Imperial Federation Movement... Read more

Abstract;  Acknowledgements;  Table of Contents;  Abbreviations;  New Preface (1986);  Introduction;  1. The League of the Empire: The Early Years 1901-1907  2. Autonomy versus Unity 1907-1914  3. The Quest of Regeneration: The Royal Colonial Institute 1909-1914  4. "The Time of Our Visitation" 1914-1918  5. Fading Prospects in the Twenties  6. "A Succession of Seeleys";  Conclusions;  Bibliography;  Appendix (1986);  Index

Biography

James G. Greenlee