Phillip Buckner
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199563746
- eISBN:
- 9780191701900
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199563746.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, World Modern History
This introductory chapter explains the coverage of this book, which is about the historical relationship of Canada to the British Empire. The main argument of this book is that Canada has been a ...
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This introductory chapter explains the coverage of this book, which is about the historical relationship of Canada to the British Empire. The main argument of this book is that Canada has been a predominantly British nation for nearly two centuries and that the Canadians were not unenthusiastic imperialists. It also examines the extent to which Canada was influenced and shaped by its association with the British Empire.Less
This introductory chapter explains the coverage of this book, which is about the historical relationship of Canada to the British Empire. The main argument of this book is that Canada has been a predominantly British nation for nearly two centuries and that the Canadians were not unenthusiastic imperialists. It also examines the extent to which Canada was influenced and shaped by its association with the British Empire.
Phillip Buckner
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199563746
- eISBN:
- 9780191701900
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199563746.003.0004
- Subject:
- History, World Modern History
This chapter examines the historical background related to the creation of the Dominion of Canada during the period from 1860 to 1901. During this period the scattered British North American colonies ...
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This chapter examines the historical background related to the creation of the Dominion of Canada during the period from 1860 to 1901. During this period the scattered British North American colonies had joined in a federal union and the areas of the west previously controlled by the Hudson's Bay Company had been acquired by the Dominion. The province of Manitoba was created and Saskatchewan and Alberta were rapidly taking shape. By 1901, British Columbia had already become part of Canada.Less
This chapter examines the historical background related to the creation of the Dominion of Canada during the period from 1860 to 1901. During this period the scattered British North American colonies had joined in a federal union and the areas of the west previously controlled by the Hudson's Bay Company had been acquired by the Dominion. The province of Manitoba was created and Saskatchewan and Alberta were rapidly taking shape. By 1901, British Columbia had already become part of Canada.
Geoffrey Jones
- Published in print:
- 1995
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198206026
- eISBN:
- 9780191676925
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198206026.003.0011
- Subject:
- Business and Management, Business History
This concluding chapter summarizes the history of the British multinational bank from the 1830s. British banks went first to British colonies in Australia, Canada, and the West Indies to establish ...
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This concluding chapter summarizes the history of the British multinational bank from the 1830s. British banks went first to British colonies in Australia, Canada, and the West Indies to establish their overseas branch networks. They went later on to Asia and East India when they saw profitable opportunities in these regions. Australia and New Zealand had the highest numbers of branches of British banks during the 19th century. Moreover, British overseas banks focused their attention on a ‘Triad’ consisting of Australasia, Latin America, and New Zealand. There are two factors that deserve emphasis in the origins of British multinational banking. The first was the importance of entrepreneurial decisions which initiated multinational banking. The second factor was the influence of the institutional and regulatory environment in shaping corporate forms.Less
This concluding chapter summarizes the history of the British multinational bank from the 1830s. British banks went first to British colonies in Australia, Canada, and the West Indies to establish their overseas branch networks. They went later on to Asia and East India when they saw profitable opportunities in these regions. Australia and New Zealand had the highest numbers of branches of British banks during the 19th century. Moreover, British overseas banks focused their attention on a ‘Triad’ consisting of Australasia, Latin America, and New Zealand. There are two factors that deserve emphasis in the origins of British multinational banking. The first was the importance of entrepreneurial decisions which initiated multinational banking. The second factor was the influence of the institutional and regulatory environment in shaping corporate forms.
Mark McKenna
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199563739
- eISBN:
- 9780191701894
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199563739.003.0011
- Subject:
- History, World Modern History
This chapter examines colonial Australia’s view of the British monarchy. It suggests that the Australian conception of the monarchy was the most potent symbol in conveying ideas of Australia’s ...
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This chapter examines colonial Australia’s view of the British monarchy. It suggests that the Australian conception of the monarchy was the most potent symbol in conveying ideas of Australia’s inherent unity and fraternity with Britain and the Empire. The loyalty to the monarchy may be attributed to Australia’s distance from Britain, which tended to exaggerate affection to the King. In addition, the institution of monarchy in Australia was detached from the ancient hierarchy of aristocracy and privilege on which it rested in Britain.Less
This chapter examines colonial Australia’s view of the British monarchy. It suggests that the Australian conception of the monarchy was the most potent symbol in conveying ideas of Australia’s inherent unity and fraternity with Britain and the Empire. The loyalty to the monarchy may be attributed to Australia’s distance from Britain, which tended to exaggerate affection to the King. In addition, the institution of monarchy in Australia was detached from the ancient hierarchy of aristocracy and privilege on which it rested in Britain.
Deryck M. Schreuder and Stuart Ward
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199563739
- eISBN:
- 9780191701894
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199563739.003.0016
- Subject:
- History, World Modern History
This introductory chapter explains the coverage of this book, which is about the Australian experience of empire. It aims to show how Australia’s empire was as much the project of the colony as of ...
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This introductory chapter explains the coverage of this book, which is about the Australian experience of empire. It aims to show how Australia’s empire was as much the project of the colony as of the metropole, as much the product of the Australian imagination as of the British Colonial Office. This book examines Australia’s own imperial inheritance. It explores the saga of British explorer Captain James Cook, the meaning and practice of the conquest of Australia and the way by which rural Australia became tied to the Empire. It also discusses the contact and accommodation between the aborigines and the colonisers and the central issue of governance and the formation of the Australian State.Less
This introductory chapter explains the coverage of this book, which is about the Australian experience of empire. It aims to show how Australia’s empire was as much the project of the colony as of the metropole, as much the product of the Australian imagination as of the British Colonial Office. This book examines Australia’s own imperial inheritance. It explores the saga of British explorer Captain James Cook, the meaning and practice of the conquest of Australia and the way by which rural Australia became tied to the Empire. It also discusses the contact and accommodation between the aborigines and the colonisers and the central issue of governance and the formation of the Australian State.
William A. Green
- Published in print:
- 1993
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198202783
- eISBN:
- 9780191675515
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198202783.003.0010
- Subject:
- History, World Modern History
This chapter discusses the different effects of the Emancipation period and the rise of free society in the British colonies of the West Indies. Emancipation modified the class structure in the West ...
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This chapter discusses the different effects of the Emancipation period and the rise of free society in the British colonies of the West Indies. Emancipation modified the class structure in the West Indies; however, the same yardstick that determined the social hierarchy remained the same. Race remained the main fundamental factor of the status quo and the desired form of society. The assertion of the freedmen for economic advancement and territorial independence created a constrained relationship between the Europeans and the Afro-Creoles. In some parts of the colonies, freedmen were continually exploited by the planters without endeavouring the uplift the social and economic status of these freed labourers, while in other colonies the freed blacks were supplanted on the estates by East Indians. In several of the colonies, morality was at its lowest point and petty crimes were rapidly increasing. Although Emancipation freed the blacks from bondage, it could not liberate them from the difficulties of the West Indian life. Directly or indirectly, the colonies were heavily dependent on sugar and the profits generated by it. Both the freedmen who eluded the chains of plantation labour and the freedmen who embraced the sugar production were the targets of the depression in sugar prices. For them, a vague path awaited them, where signs of prosperity and progress were elusive.Less
This chapter discusses the different effects of the Emancipation period and the rise of free society in the British colonies of the West Indies. Emancipation modified the class structure in the West Indies; however, the same yardstick that determined the social hierarchy remained the same. Race remained the main fundamental factor of the status quo and the desired form of society. The assertion of the freedmen for economic advancement and territorial independence created a constrained relationship between the Europeans and the Afro-Creoles. In some parts of the colonies, freedmen were continually exploited by the planters without endeavouring the uplift the social and economic status of these freed labourers, while in other colonies the freed blacks were supplanted on the estates by East Indians. In several of the colonies, morality was at its lowest point and petty crimes were rapidly increasing. Although Emancipation freed the blacks from bondage, it could not liberate them from the difficulties of the West Indian life. Directly or indirectly, the colonies were heavily dependent on sugar and the profits generated by it. Both the freedmen who eluded the chains of plantation labour and the freedmen who embraced the sugar production were the targets of the depression in sugar prices. For them, a vague path awaited them, where signs of prosperity and progress were elusive.
William A. Green
- Published in print:
- 1993
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198202783
- eISBN:
- 9780191675515
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198202783.003.0013
- Subject:
- History, World Modern History
This chapter focuses on the upheaval in Morant Bay. The Morant Bay uprising, its brutal repression, and the reaction to those events in England and the colonies brought into focus the great ...
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This chapter focuses on the upheaval in Morant Bay. The Morant Bay uprising, its brutal repression, and the reaction to those events in England and the colonies brought into focus the great divisions, animosities, and anxieties that pervaded West Indian society and affected British attitudes towards the Caribbean colonies during the 30 years after the emancipation. Though the Morant Bay rebellion was confined to one district in Jamaica, its implications resounded and were deeply felt throughout the West Indies colonies. Though great changes were forwarded in the West Indies, such as the abolition of slavery and the eradication of the routine brutality of slavery, the conditions that continued to breed brutality remained within the vestiges of the colonies. The uprising of the blacks in 1865 and its aftermath served as a monument for human frailty and frustration. The uprising showed the cultural divisions and the persistent racial distinction that fostered division rather than coherence. Although the conflicts within the British colonies were brought into light during the crisis of 1865, most of them remained unresolved. Nevertheless, the catharsis of Morant Bay constituted a major watershed in the history of the Caribbean colonies.Less
This chapter focuses on the upheaval in Morant Bay. The Morant Bay uprising, its brutal repression, and the reaction to those events in England and the colonies brought into focus the great divisions, animosities, and anxieties that pervaded West Indian society and affected British attitudes towards the Caribbean colonies during the 30 years after the emancipation. Though the Morant Bay rebellion was confined to one district in Jamaica, its implications resounded and were deeply felt throughout the West Indies colonies. Though great changes were forwarded in the West Indies, such as the abolition of slavery and the eradication of the routine brutality of slavery, the conditions that continued to breed brutality remained within the vestiges of the colonies. The uprising of the blacks in 1865 and its aftermath served as a monument for human frailty and frustration. The uprising showed the cultural divisions and the persistent racial distinction that fostered division rather than coherence. Although the conflicts within the British colonies were brought into light during the crisis of 1865, most of them remained unresolved. Nevertheless, the catharsis of Morant Bay constituted a major watershed in the history of the Caribbean colonies.
James K. Hiller
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199563746
- eISBN:
- 9780191701900
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199563746.003.0007
- Subject:
- History, World Modern History
This chapter examines the government and political history of Newfoundland during the period from 1869 to 1949. Newfoundland was the smallest of the colonies of settlement (in terms of population) to ...
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This chapter examines the government and political history of Newfoundland during the period from 1869 to 1949. Newfoundland was the smallest of the colonies of settlement (in terms of population) to become a self-governing dominion. Though its politics, culture, and society were similar to the other British North American colonies, it differentiated itself by not joining the Canadian Confederation. Its experience with independence gave it a unique history and a series of unusual problems for the Imperial government.Less
This chapter examines the government and political history of Newfoundland during the period from 1869 to 1949. Newfoundland was the smallest of the colonies of settlement (in terms of population) to become a self-governing dominion. Though its politics, culture, and society were similar to the other British North American colonies, it differentiated itself by not joining the Canadian Confederation. Its experience with independence gave it a unique history and a series of unusual problems for the Imperial government.
Richard Cockett
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780300204513
- eISBN:
- 9780300215984
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300204513.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, Asian History
This chapter begins the account of modern Burma in Rangoon, the capital of the British colony of Burma. It was once a thriving mercantile capital comparable to Kolkata, Singapore, Penang, and ...
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This chapter begins the account of modern Burma in Rangoon, the capital of the British colony of Burma. It was once a thriving mercantile capital comparable to Kolkata, Singapore, Penang, and Shanghai, and was one of the most modern, cosmopolitan, and exciting cities in the East, described by the poet Pablo Neruda as “a city of blood, dreams and gold.” The chapter recounts the historical forces that have shaped Burma for a more modern, globalized world today, by looking at its history in terms of British colonial rule and marginalisation. In addition, this chapter offers perspectives on Rangoon as a “plural society” bustling with commerce and racial diversity.Less
This chapter begins the account of modern Burma in Rangoon, the capital of the British colony of Burma. It was once a thriving mercantile capital comparable to Kolkata, Singapore, Penang, and Shanghai, and was one of the most modern, cosmopolitan, and exciting cities in the East, described by the poet Pablo Neruda as “a city of blood, dreams and gold.” The chapter recounts the historical forces that have shaped Burma for a more modern, globalized world today, by looking at its history in terms of British colonial rule and marginalisation. In addition, this chapter offers perspectives on Rangoon as a “plural society” bustling with commerce and racial diversity.
Michael Littlewood
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9789622090996
- eISBN:
- 9789882207455
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5790/hongkong/9789622090996.003.0001
- Subject:
- Economics and Finance, South and East Asia
This chapter provides some background information on the origins, developments, and operation of Hong Kong's tax system. It also provides a brief account of the distinguishing characteristics of Hong ...
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This chapter provides some background information on the origins, developments, and operation of Hong Kong's tax system. It also provides a brief account of the distinguishing characteristics of Hong Kong's tax system; Hong Kong's system of government, its philosophy of public finance, and other sources of revenue; the British Income Tax Act of 1803, commonly called Addington's Act, which served as the model upon which Hong Kong's tax system was based; and the source principle and practice followed by most British colonies in the early twentieth century of exempting offshore income from tax.Less
This chapter provides some background information on the origins, developments, and operation of Hong Kong's tax system. It also provides a brief account of the distinguishing characteristics of Hong Kong's tax system; Hong Kong's system of government, its philosophy of public finance, and other sources of revenue; the British Income Tax Act of 1803, commonly called Addington's Act, which served as the model upon which Hong Kong's tax system was based; and the source principle and practice followed by most British colonies in the early twentieth century of exempting offshore income from tax.
David Sorkin
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- May 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780691164946
- eISBN:
- 9780691189673
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- DOI:
- 10.23943/princeton/9780691164946.003.0019
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Jewish Studies
This chapter assesses how the Atlantic world of Dutch and British colonies followed the west European pattern of emancipation. Jews were spread across numerous colonies. The thirteen British colonies ...
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This chapter assesses how the Atlantic world of Dutch and British colonies followed the west European pattern of emancipation. Jews were spread across numerous colonies. The thirteen British colonies were not preponderant: each of the communities of “Curaçao, Surinam and Jamaica had more Jews in the mid-eighteenth century than all of the North American colonies combined.” In the British colonies of Canada, Jamaica, and the thirteen colonies, Jews achieved civil rights largely without controversy or conflict. In contrast, Jews organized and campaigned for political rights. In the early American republic, Jews received rights state by state, in Canada colony by colony. In the United States and Canada, political rights were linked to disestablishment of the church and the enactment of religious equality. In Jamaica, it was entwined with race relations.Less
This chapter assesses how the Atlantic world of Dutch and British colonies followed the west European pattern of emancipation. Jews were spread across numerous colonies. The thirteen British colonies were not preponderant: each of the communities of “Curaçao, Surinam and Jamaica had more Jews in the mid-eighteenth century than all of the North American colonies combined.” In the British colonies of Canada, Jamaica, and the thirteen colonies, Jews achieved civil rights largely without controversy or conflict. In contrast, Jews organized and campaigned for political rights. In the early American republic, Jews received rights state by state, in Canada colony by colony. In the United States and Canada, political rights were linked to disestablishment of the church and the enactment of religious equality. In Jamaica, it was entwined with race relations.
Matthew Lange
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- February 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780226470689
- eISBN:
- 9780226470702
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226470702.003.0003
- Subject:
- Sociology, Comparative and Historical Sociology
This chapter examines the relationship between the form of British rule and several measures of postcolonial development and analyzes British colonial legacies. It provides an empirical analysis of ...
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This chapter examines the relationship between the form of British rule and several measures of postcolonial development and analyzes British colonial legacies. It provides an empirical analysis of the divergent developmental trajectories among former British colonies through a cross-national statistical analysis. This chapter evaluates three hypotheses of uneven development among former British colonies. These are the colonial, pre-colonial and postcolonial hypotheses. the statistical analysis provides strong and consistent evidence that the different state institutional legacies of British colonialism account for much of the variation in postcolonial development.Less
This chapter examines the relationship between the form of British rule and several measures of postcolonial development and analyzes British colonial legacies. It provides an empirical analysis of the divergent developmental trajectories among former British colonies through a cross-national statistical analysis. This chapter evaluates three hypotheses of uneven development among former British colonies. These are the colonial, pre-colonial and postcolonial hypotheses. the statistical analysis provides strong and consistent evidence that the different state institutional legacies of British colonialism account for much of the variation in postcolonial development.
Matthew Lange
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- February 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780226470689
- eISBN:
- 9780226470702
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226470702.003.0009
- Subject:
- Sociology, Comparative and Historical Sociology
This chapter sums up the key findings of this study about the developmental legacies of British colonialism and the uneven development among former British colonies. It identifies three state ...
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This chapter sums up the key findings of this study about the developmental legacies of British colonialism and the uneven development among former British colonies. It identifies three state structural characteristics that helped former colonies under direct rule achieved broad-based postcolonial development. These include greater degree of bureaucracy and high levels of infrastructural power and state inclusiveness. This chapter concludes that colonial state legacies are an important cause of uneven development among former British colonies.Less
This chapter sums up the key findings of this study about the developmental legacies of British colonialism and the uneven development among former British colonies. It identifies three state structural characteristics that helped former colonies under direct rule achieved broad-based postcolonial development. These include greater degree of bureaucracy and high levels of infrastructural power and state inclusiveness. This chapter concludes that colonial state legacies are an important cause of uneven development among former British colonies.
Richard Waterhouse
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199563739
- eISBN:
- 9780191701894
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199563739.003.0003
- Subject:
- History, World Modern History
This chapter examines the settlement of British colonies in Australia from 1788. It examines the ways by which rural Australia became tethered to the Empire and evaluates the role of metropolitan ...
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This chapter examines the settlement of British colonies in Australia from 1788. It examines the ways by which rural Australia became tethered to the Empire and evaluates the role of metropolitan forces in providing the economic rationale for an expanding frontier of White colonization. It investigates the rural agencies of Empire-building in Australia and suggests that it was the loss of centralized, imperial control that brought Australia under the control of the Empire.Less
This chapter examines the settlement of British colonies in Australia from 1788. It examines the ways by which rural Australia became tethered to the Empire and evaluates the role of metropolitan forces in providing the economic rationale for an expanding frontier of White colonization. It investigates the rural agencies of Empire-building in Australia and suggests that it was the loss of centralized, imperial control that brought Australia under the control of the Empire.
Geoffrey Charles Emerson
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9789622098800
- eISBN:
- 9789882206977
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5790/hongkong/9789622098800.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, Asian History
This book tells the story of the more than three thousand non-Chinese civilians — British, American, Dutch, and others — who were trapped in the British colony and interned behind barbed wire in ...
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This book tells the story of the more than three thousand non-Chinese civilians — British, American, Dutch, and others — who were trapped in the British colony and interned behind barbed wire in Stanley Internment Camp from 1942 to 1945. From 1970 to 1972, while researching for his MA thesis, the author interviewed twenty-three former Stanley internees. During these meetings, the internees talked about their lives in the Stanley Camp during the Japanese occupation. Long regarded as a reference and frequently consulted as a primary source on Stanley since its completion in 1973, the study is now republished with a new introduction and fresh discussions that recognize later work and information released since the original thesis was written. Additional illustrations, including a new map and photographs, as well as an up-to-date bibliography, have also been included in the book.Less
This book tells the story of the more than three thousand non-Chinese civilians — British, American, Dutch, and others — who were trapped in the British colony and interned behind barbed wire in Stanley Internment Camp from 1942 to 1945. From 1970 to 1972, while researching for his MA thesis, the author interviewed twenty-three former Stanley internees. During these meetings, the internees talked about their lives in the Stanley Camp during the Japanese occupation. Long regarded as a reference and frequently consulted as a primary source on Stanley since its completion in 1973, the study is now republished with a new introduction and fresh discussions that recognize later work and information released since the original thesis was written. Additional illustrations, including a new map and photographs, as well as an up-to-date bibliography, have also been included in the book.
Matthew Lange
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- February 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780226470689
- eISBN:
- 9780226470702
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226470702.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Comparative and Historical Sociology
Traditionally, social scientists have assumed that past imperialism hinders the future development prospects of colonized nations. Challenging this widespread belief, this book argues that countries ...
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Traditionally, social scientists have assumed that past imperialism hinders the future development prospects of colonized nations. Challenging this widespread belief, this book argues that countries once under direct British imperial control have developed more successfully than those that were ruled indirectly. Combining statistical analysis with in-depth case studies of former British colonies, it argues that direct rule promoted cogent and coherent states with high levels of bureaucratization and inclusiveness, which contributed to implementing development policy during late colonialism and independence. On the other hand, the author finds that indirect British rule created patrimonial, weak states that preyed on their own populations. The book is firmly grounded in the tradition of comparative-historical analysis while offering insight into the colonial roots of uneven development.Less
Traditionally, social scientists have assumed that past imperialism hinders the future development prospects of colonized nations. Challenging this widespread belief, this book argues that countries once under direct British imperial control have developed more successfully than those that were ruled indirectly. Combining statistical analysis with in-depth case studies of former British colonies, it argues that direct rule promoted cogent and coherent states with high levels of bureaucratization and inclusiveness, which contributed to implementing development policy during late colonialism and independence. On the other hand, the author finds that indirect British rule created patrimonial, weak states that preyed on their own populations. The book is firmly grounded in the tradition of comparative-historical analysis while offering insight into the colonial roots of uneven development.
Julie Evans, Patricia Grimshaw, and David Phillips
- Published in print:
- 2003
- Published Online:
- July 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780719060038
- eISBN:
- 9781781700334
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9780719060038.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, Imperialism and Colonialism
This book focuses on the ways in which the British settler colonies of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa treated indigenous peoples in relation to political rights, commencing with the ...
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This book focuses on the ways in which the British settler colonies of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa treated indigenous peoples in relation to political rights, commencing with the imperial policies of the 1830s and ending with the national political settlements in place by 1910. Drawing on a wide range of sources, its comparative approach provides an insight into the historical foundations of present-day controversies in these settler societies.Less
This book focuses on the ways in which the British settler colonies of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa treated indigenous peoples in relation to political rights, commencing with the imperial policies of the 1830s and ending with the national political settlements in place by 1910. Drawing on a wide range of sources, its comparative approach provides an insight into the historical foundations of present-day controversies in these settler societies.
William B. Warner
- Published in print:
- 2013
- Published Online:
- January 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780226061375
- eISBN:
- 9780226061405
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226061405.003.0006
- Subject:
- Literature, American, 18th Century and Early American Literature
The Whig political mobilizations described in Chapter 4, which were widely reported in the newspapers, created authority for the Congress even before it had met. Few underestimated the difficulty of ...
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The Whig political mobilizations described in Chapter 4, which were widely reported in the newspapers, created authority for the Congress even before it had met. Few underestimated the difficulty of its two explicit tasks: supporting Boston during its trial; and framing a trade embargo to coerce Britain to rescind the Coercive Acts. This chapter describes the delicate balance needed to do both of these in such a way that it might restore harmony to the empire. While the First Congress authorized the formation of committees in every town and county to enforce a trade embargo against Britain, it also framed a series of conciliatory addresses to justify this action. By exercising effective authority over Whigs throughout the colonies, Congress emerged as the de facto hub of a distributed American Whig network. The authority and power that the First Congress had won dismayed British officials on both sides of the Atlantic.Less
The Whig political mobilizations described in Chapter 4, which were widely reported in the newspapers, created authority for the Congress even before it had met. Few underestimated the difficulty of its two explicit tasks: supporting Boston during its trial; and framing a trade embargo to coerce Britain to rescind the Coercive Acts. This chapter describes the delicate balance needed to do both of these in such a way that it might restore harmony to the empire. While the First Congress authorized the formation of committees in every town and county to enforce a trade embargo against Britain, it also framed a series of conciliatory addresses to justify this action. By exercising effective authority over Whigs throughout the colonies, Congress emerged as the de facto hub of a distributed American Whig network. The authority and power that the First Congress had won dismayed British officials on both sides of the Atlantic.
Matthew Lange
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- February 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780226470689
- eISBN:
- 9780226470702
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226470702.003.0008
- Subject:
- Sociology, Comparative and Historical Sociology
This chapter evaluates explores the generalizability of the findings from the in-depth case studies through several more abbreviated case studies of former British colonies. It analyzes eleven ...
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This chapter evaluates explores the generalizability of the findings from the in-depth case studies through several more abbreviated case studies of former British colonies. It analyzes eleven additional former British colonies to determine the institutional mechanisms that influenced postcolonial development. These include Hong Kong, Barbados and Malaysia. The findings confirm that indirect rule is strongly and negatively related to broad-based development.Less
This chapter evaluates explores the generalizability of the findings from the in-depth case studies through several more abbreviated case studies of former British colonies. It analyzes eleven additional former British colonies to determine the institutional mechanisms that influenced postcolonial development. These include Hong Kong, Barbados and Malaysia. The findings confirm that indirect rule is strongly and negatively related to broad-based development.
Richard Huzzey
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- August 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780801451089
- eISBN:
- 9780801465819
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Cornell University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7591/cornell/9780801451089.003.0008
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History
This chapter examines why coerced labor in the British Empire troubled British anti-slavery consciences so rarely. It looks at coerced labor in the West Indies and in emigration from India; how local ...
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This chapter examines why coerced labor in the British Empire troubled British anti-slavery consciences so rarely. It looks at coerced labor in the West Indies and in emigration from India; how local African slaveries were tolerated and harnessed within an anti-slavery empire; and the development of racial attitudes during this period. It argues that British perceptions of black racial inferiority emphasized the need to force free-labor production as a substitute for slavery. If emancipation in the West Indies or slave-trade suppression in Africa did not instantly create happy, contented wage laborers, then race seemed to be to blame, and racial progress was imagined to come under imperial stewardship.Less
This chapter examines why coerced labor in the British Empire troubled British anti-slavery consciences so rarely. It looks at coerced labor in the West Indies and in emigration from India; how local African slaveries were tolerated and harnessed within an anti-slavery empire; and the development of racial attitudes during this period. It argues that British perceptions of black racial inferiority emphasized the need to force free-labor production as a substitute for slavery. If emancipation in the West Indies or slave-trade suppression in Africa did not instantly create happy, contented wage laborers, then race seemed to be to blame, and racial progress was imagined to come under imperial stewardship.
