Seven Lectures on the United Kingdom for use in India : Reissued for use in the United Kingdom

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mackinder, Halford John, 1861-1947

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Seven Lectures on the United Kingdom for use in India" by Halford John Mackinder is a collection of educational lectures written in the early 20th century. The work is designed for Indian schoolchildren to provide them with insights into the United Kingdom and its geography, history, and people through visual instruction. The goal is to foster sympathy and understanding among students of the British Empire, highlighting its diverse components. The opening of the collection establishes the book's purpose and audience, detailing the context in which the lectures were developed by the Visual Instruction Committee, under the Colonial Office. It explains the need for a standardized method of teaching about the different parts of the Empire, especially focusing on the United Kingdom's significance to India. Mackinder emphasizes the importance of visual aids, such as lantern slides, to convey the concepts effectively. This introduction sets a tone of educational outreach, aiming to bridge the gap between diverse cultures within the Empire by promoting a shared understanding of geography and national identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

The voyage from India to London

London, the imperial city

The scenery of the United Kingdom

Historic centres and their influence upon national life

Country life and the smaller towns

The great towns, their industries, and commerce

The defences of the Empire.

Credits:

Produced by Susan Carr and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2020-09-30