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Decolonisation the British experience since 1945

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  • Author: White, Nicolas J.
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    2014
    Summary:

    This updated Seminar Studies volume provides an overview of the process of British decolonisation. The eclipse of the British empire has, of course, been one of the central features of postwar international history. At the end of the Second World War the empire still spanned the globe and yet by the mid-1960s most of Britain's major dependencies had achieved legal independence. Concisely and accessibly, Nicholas White introduces students to this often dramatic story of colonial wars and emergencies, and fraught international relations.

    Contents:
    • Pt. 1. Introduction
    • 1. Setting and the Problem
    • Pt. 2. Imperial Policy and Decolonisation
    • 2. Labour's Empire, 1945-1951
    • 3. Shifting Perspectives? The 1950s and the 1960s
    • Pt. 3. Nationalism and Decolonisation
    • 4. Changing Colonial Societies
    • Pt. 4. International Change and Decolonisation
    • 5. British Empire in the New World Order
    • 6. Suez 1956: Did it Matter?
    • Pt. 5. Assessment
    • 7. British Decolonisation in Comparative Perspective
    • Pt. 6. Documents
    • Chronology of Independence for British Dependencies.
    Genre:
    Instructional and educational works, History and geography
    Subject(s): Decolonization | Nineteenth century | British colonies | Commonwealth countries | Imperialism | Nationalism | Great Britain
    Original Publisher: London ; New York : Longman, c1999
    Language(s): English