The Empire in the new age, 1870-1919 / E.A. Benians -- Imperial questions in British politics, 1868-1880 / J.R.M. Butler -- The opening of tropical Africa, 1870-1885 / J. Simmons -- International rivalry in the colonial sphere, 1869-1885 / F.H. Hinsley -- Imperial problems in British politics,...

This book examines the advent of the ‘new liberalism’ in late Victorian and Edwardian times, challenging accepted views about its development. The book analyzes concepts of community, welfare, and state regulation in political theory and stresses the contribution of biological and...