The Broad Stone of Empire
Problems of Crown Colony Administration, With Records of Personal Experience

Detailed discussion of problems of late Victorian colonial administration, intended for novices in the colonial service, first published in 1910.

Charles Bruce (Author)

9781108023597, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 25 November 2010

562 pages, 1 b/w illus. 2 maps
21.6 x 14 x 3.2 cm, 0.71 kg

Sir Charles Bruce (1836–1920) was a civil servant and colonial administrator who served for thirty-six years in various administrative and governing roles in Mauritius, Sri Lanka, the West Indies and Guyana. These volumes, first published in 1910, contain Bruce's discussions of the major problems of colonial administration. He provides a detailed survey of the development of national and colonial policy from 1815 to 1868 and imperial policy from 1868 to 1872, illustrating the historical context of late nineteenth-century colonial administration. Bruce then discusses in detail topics of importance to colonial administrators, including Crown law, labour and health, illustrating solutions to problems from his considerable experience. These volumes were intended as a reference work for students of colonial administration, and provide a wealth of information on the organisation and administration of British colonies in the nineteenth century. Volume 1 contains his survey of the development of colonial policy.

Preface
1. The Crown Colonies
2. Our national policy, 1815–1868
3. Our national policy, 1815–1868 continued
4. Our colonial policy, 1815–1868
5. Our imperial policy, 1868 and after
6. The Colonial Office
7. The Colonial Governor
8. Local government
9. Law
10. Labour
11. Race
12. Health
13. Health continued
14. Health continued.

Subject Areas: Constitution: government & the state [JPHC]