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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      October 2011
      December 2010
      ISBN:
      9780511783272
      9781108023702
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511783272
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      Dimensions:
      (216 x 140 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.51kg, 406 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Area Studies, African Studies, Historical Geography, History, Regional History after 1500, Latin American History
      Series:
      Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies
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    Subjects:
    Area Studies, African Studies, Historical Geography, History, Regional History after 1500, Latin American History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies
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    James Anthony Froude was one of the foremost Victorian historians in England, though he was often controversial and opinionated, especially towards Catholicism. His biography of Carlyle in 1884, with his emphasis on Carlyle's weaknesses as well as his brilliance, caused lasting offence to many. He then began travelling in British colonies, which led to the publication of Oceana (1886) and The English in the West Indies (1888) which combined anecdotes and observations with Froude's opinions on the British Empire. The latter provoked many angry responses to his views on how the colonies should be governed. He favoured self-government, but feared that democracy would cause the British islands to go the same way as French Haiti, stating that black rule in Grenada would led to a rapid return to savagery. Apart from his political opinions, the book contains interesting and vivid descriptions of the islands and their inhabitants.

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