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Royal Colonial Institute Year Book 1916

Royal Colonial Institute Year Book 1916

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General ReferenceGeneral World HistoryBritish History

ISBN10: 935444167X
ISBN13: 9789354441677
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Feb 26 2021
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.64
Height: 0.67 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
In the midst of war, the British Empire still measured itself in calm columns of print. Royal Colonial Institute Year Book 1916 offers a rare contemporary portrait of the 1916 British colonial world: its institutions, offices, societies and imperial reach, preserved as a single historical yearbook reference. It is empire in microcosm. Compiled at the height of the First World War, this authoritative British empire directory and imperial statistics handbook captures how a global system understood itself, from London boardrooms to distant colonial administrations. For readers interested in early 20th century empire, the volume serves as a vital guide to the machinery of British colonial administration and the lived realities of the World War I British Empire. British empire historians will find an indispensable tool among imperial history resources, while family historians engaged in genealogy research in British colonies can trace names, roles and connections embedded in the fabric of imperial governance. As a primary document of Royal Colonial Institute history, it illuminates shifting ideas of empire and foreshadows the development of the later British Commonwealth. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, Royal Colonial Institute Year Book 1916 returns as both source and artefact. Restored for today's and future generations, it stands as more than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, ready to anchor any serious British Commonwealth studies collection and to reward the curiosity of anyone drawn to the complex story of British power overseas.

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