British Colonial Policy 1783 1915

Excerpt from British Colonial Policy: 1783 1915 When we speak of Britain's Colonial policy a critic might at once object that Great Britain has never had a Colonial policy. By sheer good fortune, it might be maintained, she stumbled into possession of fertile places in various parts of the earth and has succeeded in retaining them. There is a certain measure of truth in this contention. The British Empire is undoubtedly due to the political genius, the enterprise, the independent spirit and the initiative of individuals, rather than to the constant and enlightened pursuit of a definite goal by the British Government. Nevertheless, as we view it, the history of Great Britain's Colonial policy since 1783 is the history of an evolutionary process in which there are three marked stages. During the first period the mother country, disillusioned and disappointed, left the entire control of the Colonies nominally to the Secretary of State charged with their administration, in reality to the permanent officials in the Colonial Office. Thus ruled from Downing Street, they came to resent the interference of 'Mr. Mother Country' in their concerns, and clamoured for Responsible Government as the only permanent remedy of their political, economic and social disorders. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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