England's Mission [electronic resource] : The Imperial Idea in The Age of Gladstone and Disraeli 1868-1880

who read the entire manuscript and made a number of helpful suggestions; also Mrs Inez Crowdy who, despite many more important demands on the time of a departmental secretary, produced two handsome typescripts typed to perfection. Mr C. I. Lewis drew the maps, the Revd D. T. W. Price and Mrs Susan Willmington helped with references, and Miss Mair James cheerfully assisted in the final stages of typing the manuscript. To all these people I wish to record my thanks. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Imperialism in the Free Trade Era....Pages 1-24 Mid-Victorian Pragmatism....Pages 25-52 The Climax of Anti-Imperialism: A Crisis of Opinion....Pages 53-91 Granville’s Critics: The Empire Enthusiasts....Pages 92-119 The Future of the Empire: Federation or Disintegration?....Pages 120-141 The Impulse for Expansion: The Philanthropists and the Tropics....Pages 142-171 Disraeli’s Imperial Ideas....Pages 172-205 The Empire of Disraeli’s Dreams....Pages 206-233 England’s Mission....Pages 234-255 Back Matter....Pages 256-288