March of empire : the European overseas possessions on the eve of the First World War

This volume discusses the political and economic conditions of the various colonies of European countires between the time of the Fashoda crisis in 1898 and the outbreak of World War I in 1914.Includes section on Newfoundland (p. 17).Includes bibliographical references (p. [71]-92)

The literature of European imperialism, 1815-1939;

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The question of Egypt in Anglo-French relations, l875-l9O4,

Bibliography: p. 147-149.Mode of access: Internet

A bibliography for the study of European history, 1815 to 1939.

Photocopy (positive) made by University Microfilms.Mode of access: Internet.Photocopy (positive) made by University Microfilms (1st suppl.)Accompanied by "Supplement[s]." ( v. 28 cm.) Published: Ann Arbor, Mich., Edwards Brothers [1943]- Bound with main work

'Passengers only:' The extent and significance of absenteeism in eighteenth century Jamaica

Contemporaries and modern historians see absenteeism as a defining feature of British colonisation in the West Indies. Moreover, they have imbued absenteeism with a host of negative meanings, suggesting that it was the principal reason why West Indian colonies did not develop into settler societies as in British North America. Looking at Jamaica, this article examines the extent of absenteeism in the mid-eighteenth century and concludes that it was not as considerable as it has been presented in the literature. In addition, it assesses the long-term significance of the phenomenon and questions whether absenteeism was especially socially and politically deleterious

Et in Arcadia ego: West Indian planters in glory, 1674–1784

The decline of West Indian planters in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries was both remarkable and, to an extent, inexplicable outside the context of a determined abolitionist onslaught against them. During the eighteenth century, planters in the biggest and most important West Indian colony, Jamaica, created a highly profitable plantation economy in which annual returns on investment were satisfactorily high, debt levels manageable, and productivity rapidly improving. Jamaica on the eve of the American Revolution was one of the wealthiest places in the world. Planters were justified in thinking the future for their colony, for slavery, and for the plantation system was rosy in both the short and long term. © 2012 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC