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The Royal Over-Seas League: From Empire into Commonwealth, A History of the First 100 Years
Adele Smith
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Paperback. How has the Royal Over-Seas League (ROSL) developed since 1910 and responded to the fundamental shift from Empire into Commonwealth? What are the enduring aims and values, shared by all members of the League, which inform its activities? This book answers these questions. Num Pages: 208 pages, 70 integrated black and white illustrations & 16pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QFC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
In 1910, when Evelyn Wrench founded the Royal Over-Seas League, King George V was on the throne, the British Empire seemed invincible and for most people international travel was a new and exciting opportunity. One hundred years later, the world and Britain's place in it has been transformed almost beyond recognition. Yet the League has weathered all these changes and now enters its second century with a renewed sense of energy and purpose. How has the ROSL developed since 1910 and responded to the fundamental shift from Empire into Commonwealth? What are the enduring aims and values, shared by all ... Read more
In 1910, when Evelyn Wrench founded the Royal Over-Seas League, King George V was on the throne, the British Empire seemed invincible and for most people international travel was a new and exciting opportunity. One hundred years later, the world and Britain's place in it has been transformed almost beyond recognition. Yet the League has weathered all these changes and now enters its second century with a renewed sense of energy and purpose. How has the ROSL developed since 1910 and responded to the fundamental shift from Empire into Commonwealth? What are the enduring aims and values, shared by all ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848850118
SKU
V9781848850118
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Adele Smith
Adele Smith has had a varied career in public relations and fund-raising. She was the Director of Public Relations at the Royal Over-Seas League and Editor of its quarterly journal 'Overseas' for four years and has maintained a strong association with the League ever since. She was born in Northumberland and educated at the Universities of Leeds and Oxford.
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