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Author: Frank Heinlein
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 9780714652207
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a study of the views held by British policy-makers on the Empire-Commonwealth from 1945 to 1963.
Author: Frank Heinlein
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-12-16
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 1135284415
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is an in-depth study of the importnace of the Empire-Commonwealth in the two decades after WWII for Britain's self-image as a great power. By studying a wide range of debates on general and specific imperial problems, the book highlights the "official mind" of decolonization - and of late imperialism.
Author: Frank Heinlein
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-12-16
Total Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 1135284342
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is an in-depth study of the importnace of the Empire-Commonwealth in the two decades after WWII for Britain's self-image as a great power. By studying a wide range of debates on general and specific imperial problems, the book highlights the "official mind" of decolonization - and of late imperialism.
Author: Andrew W.M. Smith
Publisher: UCL Press
Published: 2017-03-01
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1911307746
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLooking at decolonization in the conditional tense, this volume teases out the complex and uncertain ends of British and French empire in Africa during the period of ‘late colonial shift’ after 1945. Rather than view decolonization as an inevitable process, the contributors together explore the crucial historical moments in which change was negotiated, compromises were made, and debates were staged. Three core themes guide the analysis: development, contingency and entanglement. The chapters consider the ways in which decolonization was governed and moderated by concerns about development and profit. A complementary focus on contingency allows deeper consideration of how colonial powers planned for ‘colonial futures’, and how divergent voices greeted the end of empire. Thinking about entanglements likewise stresses both the connections that existed between the British and French empires in Africa, and those that endured beyond the formal transfer of power.
Author: Nicole Eggers
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-07-27
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 135104401X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiffering interpretations of the history of the United Nations on the one hand conceive of it as an instrument to promote colonial interests while on the other emphasize its influence in facilitating self-determination for dependent territories. The authors in this book explore this dynamic in order to expand our understanding of both the achievements and the limits of international support for the independence of colonized peoples. This book will prove foundational for scholars and students of modern history, international history, and postcolonial history.
Author: Robert Gildea
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2019-02-28
Total Pages: 367
ISBN-13: 110715958X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPrize-winning historian Robert Gildea dissects the legacy of empire for the former colonial powers and their subjects.
Author: Astrid Ringe
Publisher: University of London Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 360
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Lawrence J. Butler
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 2007-10-11
Total Pages: 448
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is a study of the evolving relationship between the British colonial state and the copper mining industry in Northern Rhodesia, from the early stages of development to decolonization, encompassing depression, wartime mobilization and fundamental changes in the nature and context of colonial rule. It explores the vital importance of Northern Rhodesian copper to British economic and strategic interests, and to Britain's ambitious post-war plans to integrate its Central African territories. Among the key themes addressed are contemporary debates on the ownership of mineral resources and on the colonial state's responsibility to promote and control mining development and the wealth it generated.
Author: Anne Deighton
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 318
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Poppy Cullen
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2017-06-30
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 3319562762
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores British post-colonial foreign policy towards Kenya from 1963 to 1980. It reveals the extent and nature of continued British government influence in Kenya after independence. It argues that this was not simply about neo-colonialism, and Kenya’s elite had substantial agency to shape the relationship. The first section addresses how policy was made and the role of High Commissions and diplomacy. It emphasises contingency, with policy produced through shared interests and interaction with leading Kenyans. It argues that British policy-makers helped to create and then reinforced Kenya’s neo-patrimonialism. The second part examines the economic, military, personal and diplomatic networks which successive British governments sustained with independent Kenya. A combination of interlinked interests encouraged British officials to place a high value on this relationship, even as their world commitments diminished. This book appeals to those interested in Kenyan history, post-colonial Africa, British foreign policy, and forms of diplomacy and policy-making.
