Elgin and Churchill at the Colonial Office 1905–1908: The Watershed of the Empire-Commonwealth

## I have tried to follow the conventions usual in historians' prefaces. There is one glaring and lame omission: I have no wife-typist to thank. Perhaps I shall make good this defect in my equipment before publishing my next book . Meanwhile, it is a pleasure to acknowledge that Fellows of the College of my adoption, and those to whom I dedicate this book, have given me kindly support. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction....Pages 3-6 The Career and Reputation of Lord Elgin....Pages 7-35 The Formation of the Liberal Ministry, December 1905....Pages 36-44 The Liberal Ministry and the Empire....Pages 45-51 Front Matter....Pages 53-54 South Africa: Aftermath of the Boer War....Pages 55-193 West and East Africa: Aftermath of the Partition....Pages 194-217 Ceylon: Aftermath of the decline of the Imperial Factor....Pages 218-234 Front Matter....Pages 235-236 South Africa: The Temptation to Intervene....Pages 237-288 Colonial Problems in an International Context....Pages 289-316 The Colonial Conference of 1907....Pages 317-345 Front Matter....Pages 347-348 Churchill’s Tour, Autumn 1907, and its Consequences....Pages 349-366 Towards the Definition of a Native Policy for British Africa....Pages 367-427 The Development of Dependencies: The Contribution of the Government....Pages 428-474 Front Matter....Pages 475-475 Elgin and Churchill at the Colonial Office: The Conduct of Business....Pages 477-506 The Departure of Elgin from the Colonial Office April 1908....Pages 507-524 The Watershed of the Empire-Commonwealth: The Imperial Policy of the Liberal Government, 1905–1908....Pages 525-545 Back Matter....Pages 546-574