A Wider Patriotism : Alfred Milner and the British Empire

Preface vii Acknowledgments ix Part I: A Question about Which I Have Never Been Able to See the Other Side 1 Introduction 1 2 Imperial Propagandist: The Press, Politics and Public Opinion 11 3 Cromer and Egypt 24 Part II: Civilian Soldier of the Empire: South Africa 4 Building Bridgeheads to War 37 5 Milner and the Imperial Ladies 55 6 The Most Important Question: Race in South Africa 70 7 A Kindergarten to Govern the Country: South African Reconstruction 88 Part III: Constructive Imperialism 8 Constructive Imperialism 107 9 The Most Vital Link: Canada and the Empire 122 10 President of an Intellectual Republic: The Round Table 138 Part IV: Imperialism on the Anvil 11 The Empire at War 150 12 Imperial War Cabinet 160 13 An Imperial Peace 170 14 Egypt Again: The Milner Mission and After 184 15 Conclusion: A Wider Patriotism 196 Notes 209 Works Cited 245 Index 259