A System of Geography, Popular and Scientific, Vol. 3: Or a Physical, Political
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2019
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Print on Demand. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the history, government, military, and finances of the United Kingdom. It traces the evolution of the British political system from its origins in the Anglo-Saxon era to the present day, examining the development of Parliament, the monarchy, and the judiciary. The author also discusses the role of the UK in international affairs, including its involvement in major wars and its membership in the European Union. The book offers a detailed analysis of the British military, from its origins to its present-day capabilities, and explores the challenges and opportunities facing the armed forces in the 21st century. The author presents a thorough examination of the UK's public finances, including taxation, spending, and debt, and discusses the impact of economic policies on the country's prosperity. Overall, this book provides a valuable resource for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the United Kingdom, its history, institutions, and place in the world. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. …
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- A System of Geography, Popular and Scientific, Vol. 3: Or a Physical, Political
- Author
- James Bell
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- Book Type
- print-on-demand item
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- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0282918108
- ISBN 13
- 9780282918101
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- Geography
In Africarom the centre of that island devoted of yore, under the symbol of the cross, to the safety of every Christian dag - the British empire enforces from the Barbary States that respect which they pay to no other power. From the foot of the Pillars of Hercules, it carries dread into the heart of the remotest provinces of Morocco. On the shores of the Atlantic it has built the forts of the Gold Coast and of the Lion's Mountain.l It is from thence that it strikes the prey which the Black furnish to the European races of men; and it is there that it attaches to the soil the freed-men whom it snatches from the trade in slaves. On the same continent, beyond the tropics, and at the point nearest to the Austral pole, it has possessed itself of a shelter under the very Cape of Storms. Where the Spaniards and the Portuguese thought only of secur ing a port for their ships to touch at, - where the Dutch perceived no capabilities beyond those of n plantation, - it is now establishing the colony of a second British people; and, uniting English activity with Batavian patience, at this moment it is extending around the Cape the boundaries of a settlement which will increase in the south of Africa to the size of those states which it has founded in the north of America. From this new focus of action and of conquest, it casts its eyes towards India; it discovers, it seizes, the stations of most importance to its commercial pro gress, and thus renders itself the exclusive ruler over the passes of Africa, from the east of another hemisphere.
Finally - As much dreaded in the Persian Gulf, and the Erythrean sea, as in the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Archipelago, - the British empire, the possessor of the finest countries of the East, beholds its factors reign over eighty millions of subjects. The conquests of its merchants in Asia begin where those of Alexander ceased, and where the Terminus of the Romans could never reach. At this moment, - from the banks of the In dns to the frontiers of China, - from the mouths of the Ganges to the mountains of Thibet,-all acknowledge the sway of a mercantile company, shut up in a narrow street in the city of London 1.
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