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British Labour Party Papers, 1906–1969
The Labour Party was founded in 1900 to represent the interests of trade unions and working-class voters. In political terms, it has often been characterised as a “broad church”, encompassing...
Date:1906-1969Contributor:Archive Trust of the Communist Party of Great Britain
Identifier:9781851173259
Colonial Law in Africa, 1808–1919
This collection provides the opportunity to explore official periodicals published by successive British governments in ten African countries between January 1808 and December 1919. It is an important resource for...
Date:1808-1919Contributor:British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Identifier:9781851173266
Power and Profit: British Colonial Trade in America and the Caribbean, 1678–1825
This collection is composed of British Naval Office shipping lists between the years of 1678 and 1825. These 150 years saw the rise of British naval power across the globe,...
Date:1678-1825Contributor:Public Record Office (London)
Identifier:9781851173181
Slavery Through Time: from Enslavers to Abolitionists, 1675–1865
This collection explores and offers varying perspectives on the explosive debate around the Transatlantic Slave Trade during the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. The documents, through a combination of correspondence,...
Date:1675-1865Contributor:British Library; Bodleian Library
Identifier:9781851173198
Ghana and Togo Under Colonial Rule, in Government Reports, 1843–1957
Ghana and Togo Under Colonial Rule, in Government Reports, 1843–1957, contains papers from the colonial governments in Ghana and Togo. They shed much light on British rule in these territories....
Date:1843-1957Contributor:British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Identifier:9781851173211
Sierra Leone Under Colonial Rule, in Government Reports, 1893–1961
Sierra Leone Under Colonial Rule, in Government Reports, 1893-1961 contains papers from the colonial government in Sierra Leone. They reveal the approach the British took to colonial rule in this...
Date:1893-1961Contributor:British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Identifier:9781851173082
The East India Company: Corrupt Governance and Cruelty in India, 1806–1814
The first Earl of Minto, Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, served as governor-general of India from 1807 to 1813. This collection is drawn from his personal papers during his time...
Date:1806-1814Contributor:National Library of Scotland
Identifier:9781851173129
Zimbabwe Under Colonial Rule, in Government Reports, 1897–1980
This collection provides a unique opportunity to explore the British administration in Zimbabwe by looking at annual governmental reports. In the 1880s, Cecil Rhodes and the British South Africa Company...
Date:1897-1980Contributor:British Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Identifier:9781851173150