The Reconstruction of the New Colonies under Lord Milner (Complete in 2 Volumes)
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1913. Hardcover. Two octavo vols. vii, 376 + iii, 429 pp. Brown cloth covered boards. Ex library copy from Radcliffe College. This data contained in these volumes is from a very complete collection of important documents relating to the period 1902-1905, which were in LordAlfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner, (1854 - 1925) the controversial German-born British statesman and colonial administrator. He is well known as the mind behind Britain's administration of its colonies. He is was noted for what is referred to as “Milner's Kindergarten”, a group of young men he mentored and who in some cases became important figures in running the British Empire and for his key influence on South African history, through the pursuit of British hegemony. Minor fraying to heads of spines. Cataloguing number written neatly in white ink on spines. Minor age wear to boards. But books are in overall very good condition. vg. Item #21279
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