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Britain and Decolonization: Retreat from Empire in the Post-war World (Making of the Twentieth Century S.)
John Darwin
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Hardcover. "Includes bibliography. Commissioning organisation: John Darwin. [ix, 232] p. 22 cm. Paperback. As new." Keywords: "History - Britain - Post-war Period, 1946-Present,History - Social & Economic History - Imperialism,Subjects - History - General,Subject"
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333292563
SKU
KEX0164467
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99-1
About John Darwin
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).
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