Imperial reconstruction, 1763-1840 : the evolution of alternative systems of colonial government
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Imperial reconstruction, 1763-1840 : the evolution of alternative systems of colonial government
(Documents in imperial history, no. 3 . Select documents on the constitutional history of the British Empire and Commonwealth ; v. 3)
Greenwood Press, 1987
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographies and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This collection of documents presents an enlightening picture of the colonial government of the British Commonwealth during the Second British Empire. Using numerous original documents, with preference given to those not previously published or readily available, the editors have delineated the major themes of the period from 1763 to 1840.
Table of Contents
Preface
Abbreviations
Bibliographical Note
I. Metropolitan Government and Its Policies, 1763-1840
Continuities and the Response to New Problems, 1763-1793
Evolution and Innovation, 1793-1840
II. Developments in the Old Empire
The Failure to Manage Ireland as a Separate Kingdom, c.1750-1800
Imperial Authority and the East India Company, 1757-1840
The "Ancient" West Indies, 1763-1840
III. New Possessions and New Imperial Systems, 1763-1840
New and "New-Modelled" Colonies and Experiments, 1763-1840
The Parting of the Ways: Self-Government or Crown Colony Government, 1793-1840
Index
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