British decolonization, 1946-1997
Subtitle: when, why, and how did the British Empire fall?
By: W. David McIntyre.
Series: British history in perspective
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 157
ISBN-13: 9780312213077
Copyright date: 1998
Subjects: Decolonization.; Great Britain -- Colonies -- Administration -- History -- 20th century.; Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 20th century.; Commonwealth countries -- History -- 20th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-145) and index.
Table of contents: title: Maps : The British Empire in 1946; title: Commonwealth members, 1997; title: Table of independence dates; title: Introduction : The Empire in 1946 and decolonization; title: Part I : When did the British Empire fall?; title: The Dominion model; title: The Attlee government's decisions of 1947-8; title: The ambiguous Fifties; title: Macmillan and the 'Wind of Change', 1957-63; title: Wilson and the withdrawal from East-of-Suez, 1966-76; title: Closing the files on the Pacific, Caribbean and Southern Africa; title: Part II : Why did the British Empire fall?; title: The metropolitan dimension; title: The global dimension; title: The colonial dimension; title: Part III : How did the British Empire fall?; title: Transfers of power; title: Republics in the Commonwealth; title: The Commonwealth : disillusionment, detachment and rediscovery; title: Conclusion