British Imperial Policy and Decolonization, 1938-64: Volume 2: 1951-64
Current interest in Britain's imperial past and the loss of her formal empire since World War II is substantial. This book, the second of a two-part study, brings together a collection of original and hitherto unpublished source material, throwing light on the approaches of those politicians, civil servants and expert advisers who were responsible for Britain's changing relations with her colonies and the Commonwealth. Major themes touched on include the impact on the empire of the international upheavals of the 1950s, the place of colonies in Britain's strategic defence planning, problems of colonial economic development, and relations with the USA.
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British Imperial Policy and Decolonization, 1938-64: Volume 2: 1951-64
Current interest in Britain's imperial past and the loss of her formal empire since World War II is substantial. This book, the second of a two-part study, brings together a collection of original and hitherto unpublished source material, throwing light on the approaches of those politicians, civil servants and expert advisers who were responsible for Britain's changing relations with her colonies and the Commonwealth. Major themes touched on include the impact on the empire of the international upheavals of the 1950s, the place of colonies in Britain's strategic defence planning, problems of colonial economic development, and relations with the USA.
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British Imperial Policy and Decolonization, 1938-64: Volume 2: 1951-64

British Imperial Policy and Decolonization, 1938-64: Volume 2: 1951-64

British Imperial Policy and Decolonization, 1938-64: Volume 2: 1951-64

British Imperial Policy and Decolonization, 1938-64: Volume 2: 1951-64

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Current interest in Britain's imperial past and the loss of her formal empire since World War II is substantial. This book, the second of a two-part study, brings together a collection of original and hitherto unpublished source material, throwing light on the approaches of those politicians, civil servants and expert advisers who were responsible for Britain's changing relations with her colonies and the Commonwealth. Major themes touched on include the impact on the empire of the international upheavals of the 1950s, the place of colonies in Britain's strategic defence planning, problems of colonial economic development, and relations with the USA.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780333385135
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date: 06/12/1989
Series: Cambridge Commonwealth Series
Edition description: 1989
Pages: 601
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

List of Documents - Abbreviations - Acknowledgements - Preface - PART 1 INTRODUCTION - Foreign Policy, Defence and the Colonial Empire, 1951-5 - Domestic Policy, the Colonial Empire and Development, 1951-5 - Metropolitan Policies and the Colonial Empire, 1955-7 - Metropolitan policies and the Colonial Empire, 1957-64 - Constitutional Change and the Colonies, 1951-64: West Africa, the West Indies, and South East Asia - Constitutional Change and the Colonies, 1951-64: Kenya, Cyprus and Central Africa - From Colonial Empire to Commonwealth - Britain and the New Commonwealth: the Problem of Immigration - PART 2 DOCUMENTS - Biographical Notes - Select Bibliography - Index
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