Author: Michael J. F. McCarthy

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Published: 2015-06-29

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 9781330474679

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Excerpt from The Coming Power: A Contemporary History, of the Far East 1898-1905 One of our eminent living statesmen has recently exhorted British citizens to cultivate the art of "thinking imperially." The heir to the throne, after his journey through the oversea dominions of the British Empire, brought us back the message that we should "wake up." It is immaterial which advice we take first. If we think imperially, we shall, as a necessary consequence, wake up. If we wake up, we shall fix our thoughts upon the possibilities of the great Empire which is our heritage, and shall thereupon begin to think imperially. This book is written by a British citizen for British citizens, from the standpoint of a citizen of the British Empire. The events of which it is a record may be said to affect a greater number of the earth's inhabitants than, perhaps, those of any other history embracing a similar period of time; and every citizen of the United Kingdom is directly interested in the future disposition of the vast areas of the world with which the narrative deals. The period of action covered is almost commensurate with the life of Port Arthur as a Russian fortress. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Coming Power written by Michael J. F. McCarthy and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-29 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Coming Power: A Contemporary History, of the Far East 1898-1905 One of our eminent living statesmen has recently exhorted British citizens to cultivate the art of "thinking imperially." The heir to the throne, after his journey through the oversea dominions of the British Empire, brought us back the message that we should "wake up." It is immaterial which advice we take first. If we think imperially, we shall, as a necessary consequence, wake up. If we wake up, we shall fix our thoughts upon the possibilities of the great Empire which is our heritage, and shall thereupon begin to think imperially. This book is written by a British citizen for British citizens, from the standpoint of a citizen of the British Empire. The events of which it is a record may be said to affect a greater number of the earth's inhabitants than, perhaps, those of any other history embracing a similar period of time; and every citizen of the United Kingdom is directly interested in the future disposition of the vast areas of the world with which the narrative deals. The period of action covered is almost commensurate with the life of Port Arthur as a Russian fortress. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.