Colonial Connections 1815-1845

Colonial Connections 1815-1845
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Publisher : Manchester University Press
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 0719069181
ISBN-13 : 9780719069185
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Book Synopsis Colonial Connections 1815-1845 by : Zoe Laidlaw

Download or read book Colonial Connections 1815-1845 written by Zoe Laidlaw and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking book challenges standard interpretations of metropolitan strategies of rule in the early nineteenth century. By the 1830s the conviction that personal connections were the best way of exerting influence within the imperial sphere went well beyond the metropolitan government, as lobbyists, settlers and missionaries also developed personal connections to advance their causes.


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