Britain in the Tropics, Vol. 4: 1524-1910 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover
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The chief difficulty which faces the historian of British in fluence in the tropics is that there is seldom any political or commercial connecting link between our scattered possessions in those regions, beyond the fact that all acknowledge the same flag, and all are subject to certain limited similarities of climate. Apart from India, where the vastness of the theme demands separate treatment, the tropical dependencies of Britain are mostly small and generally isolated from one another and while Canada, Australia, and South Africa easily find their proper place as the larger jewels in a crown of empire that encircles the earth, the lesser tropical dependencies more nearly resemble the small stones that one sometimes sees strewn carelessly over the jeweller's counter. Many are ex tremely beautiful; a few are very valuable. Some, albeit little better than common pebbles, have yet a curious record of vicissitudes attaching to their name that demands a fuller account than their actual importance would otherwise justify. Many shone brilliantly enough at first, but time has long since dimmed their lustre others, again, are newly acquired, and possess properties not yet fully realised. But all are scattered loosely round the girdle of the globe; even the groups that are geographically akin are politically separated.
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The chief difficulty which faces the historian of British in fluence in the tropics is that there is seldom any political or commercial connecting link between our scattered possessions in those regions, beyond the fact that all acknowledge the same flag, and all are subject to certain limited similarities of climate. Apart from India, where the vastness of the theme demands separate treatment, the tropical dependencies of Britain are mostly small and generally isolated from one another and while Canada, Australia, and South Africa easily find their proper place as the larger jewels in a crown of empire that encircles the earth, the lesser tropical dependencies more nearly resemble the small stones that one sometimes sees strewn carelessly over the jeweller's counter. Many are ex tremely beautiful; a few are very valuable. Some, albeit little better than common pebbles, have yet a curious record of vicissitudes attaching to their name that demands a fuller account than their actual importance would otherwise justify. Many shone brilliantly enough at first, but time has long since dimmed their lustre others, again, are newly acquired, and possess properties not yet fully realised. But all are scattered loosely round the girdle of the globe; even the groups that are geographically akin are politically separated.
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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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- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 0332030725
- ISBN 13 9780332030722
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages466
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