Britain and Decolonization

1988
ISBN: 978-0-333-29256-3
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 688 g

Reihe: Making of 20th Century

As the greatest imperial power before 1939 Britain played a leading role in the great post-war shift in the relationship between the West and the Third World which we call 'decolonisation'. But why did decolonisation come about and what were its effects? Was nationalism in colonial societies or indifference in Britain the key factor in the dissolution of the British Empire? Was the decay of British power and influence an inevitable consequence of imperial decline? Did British policies in the last phase of empire reflect an acceptance of decline or the hope that it could be postponed indefinitely by timely concessions? This book aims to answer these questions in a general account of Britain's post-war retreat from empire.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Darwin, John

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.- Maps.- Decolonisation.- War and Empire, 1939-45.- The Crisis of Empire, 1945-48.- World Power or Imperial Decline?.- Nationalism and Empire in the 1950s.- Winds of Change.- Winding Up.- Conclusion.- Notes and References.- Select Bibliography.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

JOHN DARWIN was formerly Lecturer in History at the University of Reading and is now Beit Lectuer in the History of the British Commonwealth and Fellow od Nuffield College, Oxford. He is the author of Britain, Egypt and the Middle East (1981).