Administering the Empire, 1801-1968 : A Guide to the Records of the Colonial Office in the National Archives of the UK
Administering the Empire, 1801-1968 is an indispensable introduction to British colonial rule during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It provides an essential guide to the records of the British Colonial Office, and those of other departments responsible for colonial administration, which are...
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