Buch, Englisch, 334 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 472 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
Buch, Englisch, 334 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 472 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
ISBN: 978-1-108-02369-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
John Adam Cramb (1862–1913) was a Scottish historian and novelist, best known for his fervent patriotism and support of compulsory national service. After graduating from the University of Glasgow in 1885, he served as Lecturer in Modern History at Queen Margaret College, Glasgow, between 1885–1890 and was appointed Professor of Modern History at Queen's College, London, in 1893. This volume, first published in 1900, contains Cramb's assessment of the future of the British Empire. A fervent patriot who was writing in response to the Second Boer War in South Africa, Cramb uses historical examples of British wars to justify the Second Boer War, arguing that the mission of the British Empire was to spread democratic ideals. Cramb warns of the threat of foreign powers to the Empire and recommends compulsory military training to combat this threat. This volume provides a valuable example of Edwardian imperialist and nationalist thought.
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- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Historiographie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
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Part I. The Testimony of the Past: 1. What is imperialism?; 2. The development of the political ideal; 3. The development of the religious ideal; Part II. The Destiny of Imperial Britain: 4. The war in South Africa; 5. What is war?; 6. The vicissitudes of states and empires; 7. The destiny of imperial Britain and the destiny of man.
