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  3. Reflections on the Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain
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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
September 2011
Print publication year:
2010
First published in:
1900
Online ISBN:
9780511783265
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511783265
Subjects:
Social and Population History, Area Studies, British Government, Politics and Policy, British History after 1450, European Studies, Politics and International Relations, Philosophy, Political Philosophy
Series:
Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 19th Century
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Book description

John Adam Cramb (1862–1913) was a Scottish historian and novelist, best known for his fervent patriotism and support of compulsory national service. After graduating from the University of Glasgow in 1885, he served as Lecturer in Modern History at Queen Margaret College, Glasgow, between 1885–1890 and was appointed Professor of Modern History at Queen's College, London, in 1893. This volume, first published in 1900, contains Cramb's assessment of the future of the British Empire. A fervent patriot who was writing in response to the Second Boer War in South Africa, Cramb uses historical examples of British wars to justify the Second Boer War, arguing that the mission of the British Empire was to spread democratic ideals. Cramb warns of the threat of foreign powers to the Empire and recommends compulsory military training to combat this threat. This volume provides a valuable example of Edwardian imperialist and nationalist thought.

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