Format:
xxvi, 379 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:
9781788747042
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1788747046
Series Statement:
British identities since 1707 Vol. 8
Content:
Planning Reconstruction, (Southern Hemisphere) Winter 1900 -- Assembling a British-Imperial Constabulary, 1900-1901 -- Securing Winning Strategies, 1901-1902 -- Fighting Frustrations, 1901-1902 -- Establishing the New States, 1902-1903 -- Managing the Colonies, 1903-1907 -- Dispersing Across the World, 1902-1914 -- Connecting Greater Britain, 1908-1950s -- Conclusion: Greater Britain Realized?
Content:
"In anticipation of victory over the two Boer republics in the South African War (1899-1902), British imperial policymakers formed the South African Constabulary (SAC, 1900-1908) to lead reconstruction efforts. Uniquely, policymakers injected two goals of imperial management into the force and its 10,000 men, recruited from the British Isles and settler colonies: integrate the conquered territories into the British Empire and foster an imperial-national adherence to a Greater Britain. Following the war, officers and constables attracted the Boers to the empire by suppressing Africans more thoroughly, consistently and systematically than their prior regimes ever had. While some SAC men remained in South Africa following their service, most carried their enhanced white, imperial-national allegiances to the Isles, empire and beyond. Combining traditional archival with innovative digital research, this book narrates global integration and imperial governance through individuals, from Boy Scout founder Robert Baden-Powell and imperialist Alfred Milner to Canadian Mountie Sam Steele, Irish doctor Edward Garraway and, foremost, thousands of SAC men. The author argues that opportunistic British agents carried the apparatus of the coercive, legible and bureaucratic modern state across the British Isles, the empire and the world, leaving challenging legacies for successor governments and former subjects to confront"--
Note:
Vorwort datiert auf Juni 2019
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781788747059
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781788747066
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781788747073
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
South African Constabulary
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Geschichte
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Großbritannien
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Kolonialismus
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Paramilitärischer Verband
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Polizei
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Südafrika
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Integration
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Nationenbildung
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Oranjefreistaat
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Transvaal
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Geschichte 1900-1914
