Imperial Reconstruction 1763-1840: The Evolution of Alternative Systems of Colonial Government; Select Documents on the Constitutional History of the - Hardcover

by Frederick Madden (Editor), David Kenne Fieldhouse (Editor)

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.

Author Biography

FREDERICK MADDEN was Professorial Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford, from 1958 to 1984 and held the post of Reader in Commonwealth Government for all but one of the twenty-eight years of its existence.