Henretta Salutary Neglect

Colonial Administration Under the Duke of Newcastle
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4008-6944-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 394 Seiten

Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library

During the remarkably long period (1724-1754) that Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle, served as England's secretary of state, private interests and the exigencies of domestic politics rather than a rational assessment of England's stake in America determined colonial policy. As no purposeful effort was made to administer the colonies" political life, they enjoyed in effect relatively little interference in their internal affairs. The reasons for this "salutary neglect" and the lack of a vigorous colonial program arc analyzed now by James Henretta. His study, though focusing on the politics and patronage of the Duke, brings into view the entire range of men and agencies that had a hand in making colonial policy and dispensing patronage. It thus illuminates the political and administrative system that developed in England during the first half of the century and continued in effect at the time of the American Revolution.

Originally published in 1972.

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Henretta, James A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontmatter, pg. i
Preface, pg. vii
Contents, pg. xi
List of Abbreviations, pg. 2
CHAPTER I. The Structure and Politics of Colonial Administration, 1721-1730, pg. 3
CHAPTER 2. The Movement for Reform, pg. 60
CHAPTER 3. The Beginning of the Newcastle Era, pg. 107
CHAPTER 4. The Great Struggle for Power, 1737-1741, pg. 166
CHAPTER 5. The Rewards of Victory, pg. 220
CHAPTER 6. The Consolidation of Power, 1742-1754, pg. 272
CHAPTER 7. The Legacy of the Past, pg. 319
Bibliography, pg. 351
Index, pg. 365