The Britannic vision : historians and the making of the British Commonwealth of nations, 1907-48
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The Britannic vision : historians and the making of the British Commonwealth of nations, 1907-48
Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Shows the role of historians in making 'Dominion' status, which combined autonomy with unity and provided the peaceful route by which Canada, Australia and New Zealand gained their independence within the British Commmonwealth of Nations, while South Africa, the Irish Free State and India, also Dominions, chose to become republics.
Table of Contents
List of illustrations Preface List of Abbreviations PART I: HISTORIOGRAPHY Arthur Berriedale Keith Oscar D. Skelton Lionel Curtis Alfred Zimmern H. Duncan Hall Leo Amery Sidney Low Reginald Coupland Kenneth Wheare Keith Hancock Harry Hodson Nicholas Mansergh Patrick Gordon Walker J. Enoch Powell John Coatman Vincent Harlow Margery Perham Historians and Dominions PART II: TERMINOLOGY Britain, British, Britannic, British World British Subject Britishness Responsible Government Dominions Dominion Status Home Rule Commonwealth Imperial Conferences The Round Table Organic Union The Raj Imperial Preferences Imperial Defence 'Society of Peoples' PART III: CHRONOLOGY Federalism Frustrated Ambiguous Equality Optional Sovereignty Equality delayed - the Dominion of India Allegiance to the Crown Freely Associated Epilogue: Towards the Post Britannic Commonwealth Bibliography Index
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