Ends of British imperialism
Subtitle: the scramble for empire, Suez and decolonization : collected essays
By: Wm. Roger Louis.
Publisher: I.B. Tauris; Distributed in the U.S.A. by Palgrave Macmillan; I. B. Tauris
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1065
Subjects: Imperialism -- History; Great Britain -- Colonies -- History
Description: Tells the story of the British Empire from its late-nineteenth century flowering. This book traces the British Empire from the scramble for Africa through the Mandates system of 'sacred trust', the turbulent imperial history of the Second World War in Asia and finally to the the unstoppable mid-20th century rush to independence.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.