Reflections On the Origins And Destiny of Imperial Britain

"The following pages form part of the more theoretic sections of a larger work, The origins of imperial Britain, upon which the writer [is] engaged."--Pref pt. I. The testimony of the past: Lecture I. What is imperialism? Lecture II. The development of the political ideal. Lecture III. The development of the religious ideal.--pt. II. The destingy of imperial Britain. Lecture IV, The war in South Africa. Lecture V. What is war? Lecture VI. The viscissitudes of states and empires. Lecture VII. The