1st Edition

Lord Salisbury and Nationality in the East Viewing Imperialism in its Proper Perspective

By Shih-tsung Wang Copyright 2019
256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

This study explains how Salisbury viewed cultural conflicts between the East and the West, how he treated Oriental nationality and nationalist aspirations in British dominions in the East, and how he directed British policy in the Eastern world in a time when the Western Powers were plunging into a struggle for spheres of predominance. In pursuit of British imperial interests, Salisbury was... Read more

Preface



Chapter 1  Introduction



Chapter 2  Lord Salisbury on British Policy in India and Central Asia



Chapter 3  Lord Salisbury and the Ottoman Empire



Chapter 4  Lord Salisbury and the Justification of the British Position in Egypt



Chapter 5  Scramble for China: Lord Salisbury and British Policy in the Far East



Chapter 6  Conclusion: Lord Salisbury and the Eastern Mind



Appendix  Parliament and Empire: British Policy in Egypt, 1882-85



Bibliography



Index

Biography

Shih-tsung Wang is Professor of History at National Taiwan University.