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Comments on several articles related to trade and imperialism. Criticisms on the quantitative losses computed by author Scott Eddie for Hungary.

The modern military development of the British East and West African territories reached its highest level during World War II. Great Britain at that time put aside her standing policy of maintaining establishments sufficient only for colonial domestic needs and recruited forces for general use against Germany, Italy, and Japan.1 Building on a base provided by the Royal West African Frontier Force and the King's African Rifles of East and Central Africa, Britain recruited approximately 470,000 Africans during the war, including over 65,000 from the Gold Coast and 77,000 from Uganda; about 80 per cent of these were serving when the war ended. Although the majority enlisted in army infantry or service corps, tens of thousands served as artisans and technicians, and others in small naval and air establishments. Modern war requirements caused not only a restructuring of African colonial forces, but also forced considerable changes in military recruitment. The 'martial races' traditionally favoured by British officers had to be supplemented by large numbers of skilled and literate recruits from other African peoples; for example, the Ibo, Baganda, and Kikuyu. This rapid expansion of the forces also meant an increased need for British commissioned and non-commissioned officers, who were recruited from Great Britain as well as locally. The many different languages spoken by the new forces meant that simple English displaced Hausa in the west and, to a lesser degree, Swahili in the east, as the standard military language. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article discusses the Pan-Africanism and African governments in 1963. In this year, activists in Africa adopted Pan-Africanism as a rallying cry for independence from colonial rule. Some African Pan-Africanists sought to unite the continent as one independent nation. However, on the scope and meaning of Pan-Africanism, including such matters as leadership, political orientation, and national as opposed to regional interests, they are widely, often bitterly, divided.

The article discusses on British Foreign Policy in reference to its former colonies in southern and far eastern Asia. Great Britain observed a decline of its dominance in the region and saw its adjustment to the end of its empire since 1945. Most of the former colonies such as India and Pakistan have slowly reclaimed their independence. On the other hand, the Far East comprised of Japan, China and Korea, were not one of the British colonies but were vital to British commercial interests.

An essay is presented concerning a German view on the remnants of Western imperialism. It offers insights on the impact of colonial imperialism on Western political absolutism in the Age of Discovery. It also states that Germans belong to the few Western people not subject to the reproach of colonial imperialism. Moreover, the role of colonial imperialism in shaping the Western culture is explored.

The article explores the political philosophy of mystic theologian and political theorist Gerrard Winstanley. He viewed religion as a medium that transported a Communist theory of society into existence. His intention to create a practical Communist community under the protection of political authority serves as a fundamental part of his philosophy. His political ideas are taken directly from the Levellers, while his political theory marks a step toward planned state colonialism.

The article discusses the historical position of communist China. The Chinese Communists claim that Chinese society passed through the stages of slavery and feudalism in 1949. The official doctrine is definite in declaring that Chinese feudalism presents several peculiarities and that, in the 19th century, it was modified under the impact of Western imperialism.

The article discusses about the implications of imperialism and nationalism. The article explores on the issues of national and imperial principles and the inner contradiction between them, as well as the issues of imperialism and the national body's disintegration and the issue of chauvinism and the bridging of nationalism and imperialism.

Focuses on the different notion of people on the word `Imperialism.' Meaning of imperialism to some readers; Moral connotation of the word.

Examines the extent of the burdens and benefits stemming from imperial regulation of the foreign commerce of British colonies. Analysis of the hypothesis that membership in the British Empire, after 1763, did not impose a significant hardship upon the United States colonies; Comment on British policy.

Comments on an article written by Robert Thomas in the December 1965 issue of the `Journal of Economic History,' which measured the extent of burdens and benefits from imperial regulation of the foreign commerce of British colonies. Questions regarding his calculations; Theoretical and empirical difficulties in the model used by Thomas; Theoretical misgivings about the model.