13 May 1925 (1 results)
Milner's Young Men | The "Kindergarten" in Edwardian Imperial affairs
Nimocks, Walter [High Commissioner Alfred, Lord Milner (23 March 1854 - 13 May 1925)]
Published by Published by Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., London First UK Edition . 1970. 1970
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Condition: Very Good. First UK edition hard back binding in publisher's original caramac cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. In the years before World War I new prophets stepped forward with schemes meant to prevent the disintegration of the Empire, and new groups appeared offering to educate…the public on the perils which would result from a failure to take necessary action. Among these groups was a coterie of young Oxford graduates called "Lord Milner's kindergarten." Drawn to South Africa during and after the Boer War to serve under Milner in the reconstruction of the two former Boer republics, they remained after the restoration of self-government in 1906 to work for Milner's goal of a united South Africa loyal to the British Empire.' Contains 234 pp. Ink message to the front free end paper. Very Good condition book in Good condition dust wrapper with age tanning to the spine and edges, not price clipped, 42s. Member of the P.B.F.A. BRITISH IMPERIAL EMPIRE.
