Gladstone and Kruger: Liberal Government & Colonial 'Home Rule' 1880-85

ISBN-13: 9780815360070 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 574 str.

Deryck Schreuder

Opis

Originally published in 1969, Gladstone and Kruger examines British reactions to the Afrikaner nationalism. Beginning with the first Anglo-Boer war of 1880-81, it examines the formulation of policy after the British defeat at Majuba Hill.

Spis treści

Foreword  Illustrations  Maps  Preface  Abbreviations  1. Boer and Briton in Southern Africa: Toward Another Ireland?  2. Gladstone and the Traditional Approach: Principles and the Problem 1880  3. Revolt in the Transvaal: Policy in Flux: A ‘Loss of Nerve’ in Official Circles  4. The Pretoria Convention: Boers and Fenians 1881: Attempts at Conciliation  5. Trek Without an End: Policy on a Turbulent Frontier, Boers and Fenians 1882: Attractions and Coercion  6. Enter Lord Derby: Inactivity as a Principle of Policy: Conciliation in Retreat  7. The London Convention ‘Home Rule’ for the Transvaal, 1884  8. Chamberlain and the Liberal Cabinet ‘Go Jingo’? Despatching an Imperial Expedition, 1885  9. Conclusion: Gladstonian Liberalism and Afrikaner ‘Nationalism’  Biographical Notes  Appendix I: Text of the Pretoria Convention, 3 August 1881  Appendix II: Text of the London Convention, 27 February 1884  Appendix III: War Office Memorandum 1884 ‘Position of Affairs in the Cape Colonies and the Transvaal’  Appendix IV: Colonial Office Memorandum 1885: ‘Vacillation in Policy in South Africa’  Appendix V: Private Letter: Sir Hercules Robinson to Lord Derby, 8 May 1885, on ‘Zambesia’ and Northern Expansion.

O autorze

Deryck Schreuder