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Oceana, or England and Her Colonies

J.A. Froude, 1886

Summary

Historian J.A. Froude visited South Africa in 1874 at the height of the confederation debate and produced this influential work arguing for closer ties between Britain and her colonies. His chapters on the Cape and Boer republics illuminate the political debates of the 1870s and 1880s, and his frank admiration for Boer settlers made the book significant in its day.

Topics

Cape Colony, British Empire, Colonial policy, Confederation, Transvaal, Imperial federation

Bibliographic Information

Author
J.A. Froude
Year
1886
Language(s)
English
Period
Colonial rule
Perspective
Colonial observer
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