The Statesman's Year-Book

The Statesman's Year-Book

Author: J. Scott-Keltie

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-12-26

Total Pages: 797

ISBN-13: 0230253121

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The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.


Financing India's Imperial Railways, 1875–1914

Financing India's Imperial Railways, 1875–1914

Author: Stuart Sweeney

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-10-06

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 1317323777

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The Indian railway network began as a liberal experiment to promote trade and commerce, the distribution of food and military mobility. Sweeney's study focuses on Britain's largest overseas investment project during the nineteenth century, offering a new perspective on the Anglo-Indian experience.


Doctrines Of Development

Doctrines Of Development

Author: M. P. Cowen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 554

ISBN-13: 1134801882

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Doctrines of Development sets out a critique of the idea of practice of development by exploring the history of development theory and action from the early nineteenth century to the late twentieth century, from Britain to Quebec and Kenya.


Historical Perspectives of Fisheries Exploitation in the Indo-Pacific

Historical Perspectives of Fisheries Exploitation in the Indo-Pacific

Author: Joseph Christensen

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2014-04-01

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 9401787271

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The waters of the Indo-Pacific were at the centre of the global expansion of marine capture fisheries in the twentieth century, yet surprisingly little has been written about this subject from a historical perspective. This book, the first major study of the history of fishing in Asia and Oceania, presents the case-studies completed through the History of Marine Animal Populations (HMAP) initiative. It examines the marine environmental history and historical marine ecology of the Indo-Pacific during a period that witnessed the dramatic escalation of industrial fishing in these seas.


Empire and Imperial Ambition

Empire and Imperial Ambition

Author: Mira Matikkala

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2010-11-01

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 0857718959

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The late nineteenth century is generally thought of as a period of imperial enthusiasm and fervour, however, beneath the surface there were currents of disquiet and discontent. In this book Mira Matikkala examines the modes of thought that were described as anti-imperialist in the period 1878-1901. She argues that the common ground between the various critics of imperialism was that they all declared to represent 'true Englishness' in contrast to what they regarded as a 'distorted' imperial identity. Previous research has largely embraced the imperialist conception and definition of British imperialism as 'empire patriotism' and general 'empire pride'. This has led to a failure to understand the fact that late-Victorian anti-imperialists comprehended imperialism differently. They drew a clear distinction between the empire and imperialism, the empire signifying mainly emigration, colonisation, and the spontaneous spread of English liberal values in the form of the settler empire; whereas imperialism, as British authoritarian rule in the dependencies, was regarded as the negation of the same liberal spirit which the colonies propounded. Unlike colonisation, imperialism was seen as a new departure in British politics, representing anti-constitutionalism, 'distorted' imperial patriotism, militarism, aggression, and irrational jingoism. In contrast to these imperialist manifestations the anti-imperialists emphasised 'the long line from 1688': liberty and constitutional rights in the form of 'industry and freedom at home, and peace, fair dealing, and moderation abroad'. In their view these 'traditional English values' constituted 'true' Englishness and any 'true' patriotism would be founded on them. The late-Victorian debate on imperialism can be loosely grouped into three main categories, discussed in the three main parts of the book: economy and imperial expansion; ethics and the nature of progress; and practical politics. 'Empire and the Imperial Ambition' will be a significant contribution to the fields of British intellectual history and political thought.