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103808 kansas city public library kansas city, missouri THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE General Editors : THE LATE E. A. BEN IANS R. M. BUTLER J. P. N. S. MANSERGH E. A. WALKER VOLUME THREE THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE Edited by THE LATE E. A. BENIANS Master St of Johtfs College, Cambridge SIR BUTLER JAMES Vice-Master and E meritus of Trinity College Professor Modern in the of History University of Cambridge C. E. GARRINOTON Commonwealth Relations at the Institute Professor of Royal of International Affairs VOLUME III THE EMPIRE-COMMONWEALTH 1870-1919 CAMBRIDGE AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1959 PUBLISHED BY THE SYNDICS OF THE CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 200 Euston N.W.I Bentley House, Road, London, American Branch: East New York N.Y. 32 57th Street, 22, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1959 Printed in Great Britain at the University Press, Cambridge (Brooke Crutchley, University Printer) PREFACE of the volume the 1 HE present completes original publication set out the editors of volume i. They envisaged eight by project of of which the first three would relate the history volumes, general and two iv and British oversea volumes, expansion imperial policy, the of British and the three the history of India, remaining v, history and South Canada and Australia and New Zealand, Newfoundland, Africa. The of the various of the history parts dependent Empire would be treated in the first three volumes in connection with the of the and general story Empire's growth policy. Volume on the of the New was in H, growth Empire, published The in the of volume in is due to the 1940. delay appearance partly to the death of Mr E. A. Master of Benians, war, untimely partly St the editor in of it. Mr Benians was one of charge John's College, the three editors who the series as a whole; he had general planned for the in addition the accepted primary responsibility present he the book and chose the contributors. His death volume; planned a blow to this as in was, therefore, heavy History, February 1952 well as to his and It was characteristic of him to College University. and treat his contributors with extreme forbearance and generosity, to take on himself work which others had felt uncomplainingly to down. The book which now is essentially compelled lay appears his several of the were written and some ofthe book, though chapters contributors selected after his and the volume as a whole lacks death, Mr Benians had com- his final editorial Fortunately supervision. his own two the first of The in the which, Empire pleted chapters, New serves as an introduction to the as his volume, just chapter Age, on The of the New stood as the Beginnings Empire opening chapter of volume n. It is of the seventeen that, remaining appropriate of a book which owes so much to no less than five him, chapters should have been contributed members of his own The by College. of the editors would their privilege present express high appreciation of worked with Mr Benians and their sense of the loss which having historical studies in the have sustained his death. University by As the volume was to have covered the period originally planned, from to It has been found more convenient to it to bring 1870 1921, a close in but one or two take the on to the later story 1919, chapters while n starts with Gladstone's accession to in date, cha pter power 1868. If the later on international relations and colonial chapters seem to be in fact rather a of British it history foreign policy, policy be that in this colonial issues were so subordinate may urged period to other of that could not be even questions foreign policy they kept, in such a work as in the centre of the this, stage. PREFACE vi The editors wish to their thanks to all the contributors, express feel that have been treated. some ofwhom they hardly may perhaps has had the unfortunate result that several The in delay publication have now since some of the chapters were written, and elapsed years are due to their authors if th ey now appear without the apologies other historians of and if works written subsequently by novelty gloss them. are also due to have in certain respects anticipated Apologies writers recruited at a later date for pressure put upon them to hasten In we have to thank MrA. F. Madden their contributions. particular at short notice. an for undertaking important chapter very Professors V. H. Harlow and E. A. Walker, and the late Professor us with and Mr the B. a dvice, Tunstall, Brebner, kindly helped J. wishes to make of author of xv, special acknowledgment chapter assistance the late Mr L. S. Amery. given by In the vacuum in the caused Mr Benians' death editorship by much labour which would have fallen on the editor was naturally undertaken the Staff of the and we cheerfully by University Press, should like to our warm thanks to Mr R. L. express J. Kingsford, to the Secretary Syndics. Mr A. Milne not undertook the of the Taylor only compilation but read all the both in and in Bibliography chapters typescript print, co-ordinated the and contributed the Index. The editors footnotes, are indebted to him and take this of greatly opportunity expressing their thanks. R. M. B. J. G. E. G. 1957
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