Project Gutenberg 2020-09-30 Public domain in the USA. 149 Mackinder, Halford John 1861 1947 Mackinder, Halford John, Sir Mackinder, H. J. (Halford John), Sir Seven Lectures on the United Kingdom for use in India Reissued for use in the United Kingdom 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. 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) "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.) Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Great Britain DA Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - British Category: Teaching & Education 268527 2025-09-25T07:11:33.904076 text/html 246978 2024-10-18T06:39:33 text/html 287258 2025-09-25T07:11:39.256110 application/epub+zip 285695 2025-09-25T07:11:35.135130 application/epub+zip 170536 2025-09-25T07:11:34.462108 application/epub+zip 362042 2025-09-25T07:11:42.184117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 350097 2025-09-25T07:11:38.658057 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 235616 2022-09-28T14:57:00.226854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226958 2025-09-25T07:11:33.417116 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 207030 2024-10-18T06:39:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16854 2025-09-25T07:11:42.316039 application/rdf+xml 14698 2025-09-25T07:11:34.571072 image/jpeg 1796 2025-09-25T07:11:34.516073 image/jpeg 267527 2025-09-25T07:11:33.930077 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia