Description |
xi, 243 pages ; 24 cm |
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Studies in imperialism |
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Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)
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Contents |
1. Past policies and precedents, 1650-1914 -- 2. Empire migration, soldier settlement and British wartime initiative, 1914-1922 -- 3. Maintaining a tradition -- 4. Soldier settlement in Canada: a dominion responsibility -- 5. Anglicisation, soldier settlement and the politicisation of British immigration to South Africa -- 6. Australia and New Zealand: the failure of the Anzac legend -- Conclusion: foredoomed to failure? |
Summary |
Drawing together previously untapped primary sources, this study explores important social and economic aspects of the transition of Anglo-dominion relations between the onset of World War I and the beginning of the Great Depression. This book will be essential reading for both specialist and undergraduates studying the history of the British Empire, in particular Anglo-dominion relations |
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This detailed study not only examines the dominions' attempts to meet the daunting challenges of the post-war world, but also the political manoeuvres and economic initiatives which formed the basis of a new period in Anglo-dominion relations. Soldier settlement was seen as the economic cornerstone of a new and dynamic post-war society. The participation of British veterans provided the foundation for the more ambitious empire migration strategy developed by the imperial architect, Leo Amery |
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The resettlement and rehabilitation of the British Empire's servicemen and women after World War I presented post-war administrations with a host of acute social, political and economic problems. One of the more expensive solutions advanced by reconstruction planners was the resettlement of returning veterans on the land |
Analysis |
Commonwealth countries |
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Resettlement History |
Notes |
Index: p. 238-243 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-237) and index |
Subject |
Agricultural colonies -- Great Britain -- Africa -- Colonies -- History.
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Agricultural colonies -- Commonwealth countries -- History -- 20th century.
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Agricultural colonies -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa -- History.
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Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- Colonies -- Great Britain -- Africa.
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Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- Commonwealth countries.
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Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa.
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Soldier settlements -- Commonwealth countries -- History
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Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- Africa.
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Veterans -- Commonwealth countries -- History -- 20th century.
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Veterans -- Great Britain -- Africa -- Colonies -- History.
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Veterans -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Africa -- History.
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LC no. |
94027753 |
ISBN |
0719041082 (hardback) |
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