Description: Beginning with an inquiry into the powers of a sovereign government, the author then defines dependencies and subordinate governments. His examples go back to Oriental monarchies and Greek and Roman colonies, and then move through history, legal systems, advantages and disadvantages to both the dependencies and the mother countries. An extensive index is included. Sir George Cornewall Lewis (1806-1863) was a statesman, prolific writer, and a classical scholar who could both speak and read all the romance languages. His writings are more remarkable for scholarly research than for any elegance of style, and are distinguished by the same practical good sense, as well as the same absence for any desire of popularity.

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