Joseph Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain (8 July 1836 – 2 July 1914) was a British statesman who was first a radical Liberal, then a Liberal Unionist after opposing home rule for Ireland, and eventually served as a leading imperialist in coalition with the Conservatives. He split both major British parties in the course of his career. He was the father, by different marriages, of Nobel Peace Prize winner Austen Chamberlain and of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain.Chamberlain made his career in Birmingham, first as a manufacturer of screws and then as a notable mayor of the city. He was a radical Liberal Party member and an opponent of the Elementary Education Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 75) on the basis that it could result in subsidising Church of England schools with local ratepayers' money. As a self-made businessman, he had never attended university and had contempt for the aristocracy. He entered the House of Commons at 39 years of age, relatively late in life compared to politicians from more privileged backgrounds. Rising to power through his influence with the Liberal grassroots organisation, he served as President of the Board of Trade in the Second Gladstone ministry (1880–85). At the time, Chamberlain was notable for his attacks on the Conservative leader Lord Salisbury, and in the 1885 general election he proposed the "Unauthorised Programme", which was not enacted, of benefits for newly enfranchised agricultural labourers, including the slogan promising "three acres and a cow". Chamberlain resigned from the Third Gladstone ministry in 1886 in opposition to Irish Home Rule. He helped to engineer a Liberal Party split and became a Liberal Unionist, a party which included a bloc of MPs based in and around Birmingham.
From the 1895 general election the Liberal Unionists were in coalition with the Conservative Party, under Chamberlain's former opponent Lord Salisbury. In that government Chamberlain promoted the Workmen's Compensation Act 1897. He served as Secretary of State for the Colonies, promoting a variety of schemes to build up the British Empire in Asia, Africa, and the West Indies. He had major responsibility for causing the Second Boer War (1899–1902) in South Africa and was the government minister most responsible for the war effort. He became a dominant figure in the Unionist Government's re-election at the "Khaki Election" in 1900. In 1903, he resigned from the Cabinet to campaign for tariff reform (i.e. taxes on imports as opposed to the existing policy of free trade with no tariffs). He obtained the support of most Unionist MPs for this stance, but the Unionists suffered a landslide defeat at the 1906 general election. Shortly after public celebrations of his 70th birthday in Birmingham, he was disabled by a stroke, ending his public career.
Despite never becoming Prime Minister, he was one of the most important British politicians of his day, as well as a renowned orator and municipal reformer. Historian David Nicholls notes that his personality was not attractive: he was arrogant and ruthless and much hated. He never succeeded in his grand ambitions. However, he was a highly proficient grassroots organiser of democratic instincts, and played the central role in winning the Second Boer War. He is most famous for setting the agenda of British colonial, foreign, tariff and municipal policies, and for deeply splitting both major political parties. Future Prime Minister Winston Churchill remarked that despite never being prime minister, Chamberlain "made the political weather". Provided by Wikipedia
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1Calliandra calothyrsus an agroforestry tree for the humid tropics Calliandra calothyrsus an agroforestry tree for the humid tropicsby Chamberlain, J. R. editor
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10HIV vulnerability and population mobility in the northern provinces of the Lao People's Democratic Republic HIV vulnerability and population mobility in the northern provinces of the Lao People's Democratic Republicby Chamberlain, J.R., UNDP, Bangkok (Thailand). South East Asia HIV and Development Project eng
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11Electronic Properties of Multilayers and Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures [electronic resource] / Electronic Properties of Multilayers and Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures [electronic resource] /by Chamberlain, J. M. editor., Eaves, Laurence. editor., Portal, Jean-Claude. editor., SpringerLink (Online service)
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12Electronic Properties of Multilayers and Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures [electronic resource] / Electronic Properties of Multilayers and Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures [electronic resource] /by Chamberlain, J. M. editor., Eaves, Laurence. editor., Portal, Jean-Claude. editor., SpringerLink (Online service)
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13by Alonso Carreño, Mónica, Diego de Paz, María Elena, Pérez, C., Chamberlain, J.R., Abanades García, Juan Carlos
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14From AIDS epidemics to an AIDS pandemic: is an HIV/AIDS hub building in South East Asia? From AIDS epidemics to an AIDS pandemic: is an HIV/AIDS hub building in South East Asia?by Du Guerny, J., UNDP, Bangkok (Thailand). South East Asia HIV and Development Project eng, Chamberlain, J., Hsu, L.-N.
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15Black cohosh (Actaea racemosa): an annotated bibliography Black cohosh (Actaea racemosa): an annotated bibliographyby Predny, M.L. 1423211774544, Forest Service, Asheville, NC (USA). Southern Research Station eng 26118, De Angelis, P. 1423211774545, Chamberlain, J.L. 1423211774546
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16by Barrace, A, Beer, J, Boshier, D. H, Chamberlain, J, Cordero, J, Detlefsen, G, Finegan, B, Galloway, G, Gordon, J, y 22 autores más
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17TLCs en las PYMES de Centroamérica: impacto de la adopción y la comunicación en el desempeño de las empresas TLCs en las PYMES de Centroamérica: impacto de la adopción y la comunicación en el desempeño de las empresasby 95187 Monge González, R., 41325 Alfaro Azofeifa, C., 41331 Alfaro Chamberlain, J.I., 12415 Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago (Costa Rica), 9494 IDRC, Ottawa, ON (Canadá)
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19Improvement of neem and its potential benefits to poor farmers Improvement of neem and its potential benefits to poor farmersby Childs, F.J., Department for International Development, London (United Kingdom). Forestry Research Programme eng, Chamberlain, J.R., Antwi, E.A., Daniel, J., Harris, P.J.C., Henry Doubleday Research Association, Coventry (United Kingdom) eng
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20by 56349 Chamberlain, J.R., 106546 Pottinger, A.J., 66059 Evans, D.O., 122677 Szott, L.T. eds., 15144 Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association, Morrilton, Ark. (EUA), CATIE - Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza Turrialba, Costa Rica autor/a 3977, Workshop on Nitrogen Fixing Trees for Acid Soils Turrialba (Costa Rica) 3-8 Jul 1994
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