Elgin and Churchill at the Colonial Office 1905–1908: The Watershed of the Empire-Commonwealth

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-6
The Career and Reputation of Lord Elgin....Pages 7-35
The Formation of the Liberal Ministry, December 1905....Pages 36-44
The Liberal Ministry and the Empire....Pages 45-51
Front Matter....Pages 53-54
South Africa: Aftermath of the Boer War....Pages 55-193
West and East Africa: Aftermath of the Partition....Pages 194-217
Ceylon: Aftermath of the decline of the Imperial Factor....Pages 218-234
Front Matter....Pages 235-236
South Africa: The Temptation to Intervene....Pages 237-288
Colonial Problems in an International Context....Pages 289-316
The Colonial Conference of 1907....Pages 317-345
Front Matter....Pages 347-348
Churchill’s Tour, Autumn 1907, and its Consequences....Pages 349-366
Towards the Definition of a Native Policy for British Africa....Pages 367-427
The Development of Dependencies: The Contribution of the Government....Pages 428-474
Front Matter....Pages 475-475
Elgin and Churchill at the Colonial Office: The Conduct of Business....Pages 477-506
The Departure of Elgin from the Colonial Office April 1908....Pages 507-524
The Watershed of the Empire-Commonwealth: The Imperial Policy of the Liberal Government, 1905–1908....Pages 525-545
Back Matter....Pages 546-574