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THERE is evidently something to be said for Gallagher and Robinson’s interpretation of imperial expansion after 1875. Strategic motives — the defence of our existing empire in the East — did have a powerful influence on the decision to expand in East Africa, South Africa and the Middle East; and there is no doubt that many extensions of formal control were undertaken as a last resort when every informal expedient had been exhausted.
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Cain, P.J. (1980). Conclusions and Suggestions. In: Economic Foundations of British Overseas Expansion 1815–1914. Studies in Economic and Social History. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03591-5_12
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