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Britain and Decolonisation

The Retreat from Empire in the Post-War World

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  • © 1988

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Authors:
  1. John Darwin
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Part of the book series: Making of 20th Century (MACE)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Decolonisation

    • John Darwin
    Pages 3-33

  3. War and Empire, 1939–45

    • John Darwin
    Pages 34-68

  4. The Crisis of Empire, 1945–48

    • John Darwin
    Pages 69-125

  5. World Power or Imperial Decline?

    • John Darwin
    Pages 126-166

  6. Nationalism and Empire in the 1950s

    • John Darwin
    Pages 167-221

  7. Winds of Change

    • John Darwin
    Pages 222-288

  8. Winding Up

    • John Darwin
    Pages 289-328

  9. Conclusion

    • John Darwin
    Pages 329-335

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 336-383
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About this book

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 concessions? This book aims to answer these questions in a general account of Britain's post-war retreat from empire.

About the author

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).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Britain and Decolonisation

  • Book Subtitle: The Retreat from Empire in the Post-War World

  • Authors: John Darwin

  • Series Title: Making of 20th Century

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-19547-3

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1988

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 400

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland

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