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v. 1 : hardcover ISBN 9780333385128
Description
Current interest in Britain's imperial past and the loss of her formal empire since World War II is substantial. This book brings together a substantial collection of original and hitherto unpublished source material, throwing light on the approaches of those politicians, civil servants and expert advisers who were responsible for Britain's changing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 since the late 1930s. Major themes covered include the impact on the empire of the Second World War, political development in colonial territories, the place of colonies in Britain's strategic defence planning, the links between metropolitan and colonial economies, problems of colonial economic development and relations with the USA.
Table of Contents
List of Documents - Abbreviations - Acknowledgements - Preface - Introduction - Decolonization and Patterns of Historical Explanation - The Machinery of Government and Policy-making - The Colonial Empire in the 1930s - The Outbreak of the Second World War and the Mobilization of Colonial Resources - The Second World War: International Relations and Colonial Policy - The Second World War and the Planning of Political Development - Colonial Policy, Economic Development and Welfare, 1943-45 - Britain's Postwar Reconstruction and Colonial Policy, 1945-51 - International Problems and Imperial Policies East of Suez, 1945-51 - Native Administration, Local Government and Political Change in British Africa, 1945-51 - Notes - Documents - Biographical Notes - Select Bibliography - Index
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v. 2 : hardcover ISBN 9780333385135
Description
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 This book, the second of a two-part study, brings together a collection of original and hitherto unpublished source material, throwing light on the approaches of those politicians, civil servants and expert advisers who were responsible for Britain's changing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.
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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v. 1 : paperback ISBN 9780333420850
Description
Current interest in Britain's imperial past and the loss of her formal empire since World War II is substantial. This book brings together a substantial 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 since the late 1930s. Major themes covered include the impact on the empire of the Second World War, political development in colonial territories, the place of colonies in Britain's strategic defence planning, the links between metropolitan and colonial economies, problems of colonial economic development and relations with the USA.
Table of Contents
List of Documents - Abbreviations - Acknowledgements - Preface - Introduction - Decolonization and Patterns of Historical Explanation - The Machinery of Government and Policy-making - The Colonial Empire in the 1930s - The Outbreak of the Second World War and the Mobilization of Colonial Resources - The Second World War: International Relations and Colonial Policy - The Second World War and the Planning of Political Development - Colonial Policy, Economic Development and Welfare, 1943-45 - Britain's Postwar Reconstruction and Colonial Policy, 1945-51 - International Problems and Imperial Policies East of Suez, 1945-51 - Native Administration, Local Government and Political Change in British Africa, 1945-51 - Notes - Documents - Biographical Notes - Select Bibliography - Index
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v. 2 : paperback ISBN 9780333482841
Description
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.
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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