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Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 27 pages. Last page marked. James Spedding offers a concise yet penetrating analysis of Edward Gibbon Wakefieldâs influential colonization theory, which sought to engineer âsystematicâ settlement by controlling the price and disposal of colonial land. Writing in 1840, he traces the rise of the National Colonization Society, the shift from adâ'hoc settlement to governmentâ'managed land sales, and the use of those revenues to fund the emigration of labouring families. Spedding reviews the practical outcomes in Australia and Canada, noting the surge in emigrant numbers once land policy became coherent and financially selfâ'supporting. He also weighs the theoryâs limitations - its dependence on steady demand for land, its vulnerability to mismanagement, and its tendency to treat people as economic units rather than communities in formation. The article captures a moment when colonization was being reframed as a science, with Wakefieldâs ideas at the centre of both enthusiasm and controversy. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 18 x 26 cms. Category: Edinburgh Review; Special Interest. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.