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Britain's Declining Empire

2007-02-05 History
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Release : 2007-02-05
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Britain's Declining Empire by : Ronald Hyam

Download or read book Britain's Declining Empire written by Ronald Hyam. This book was released on 2007-02-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative political history of one of the world's most important empires on the road to decolonisation. Ronald Hyam's 2007 book offers a major reassessment of the end of empire which combines a study of British policymaking with case studies on the experience of decolonization across Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. He describes the dysfunctional policies of an imperial system coping with postwar, interwar and wartime crises from 1918 to 1945 but the main emphasis is on the period after 1945 and the gradual unravelling of empire as a result of international criticism, and the growing imbalance between Britain's capabilities and its global commitments. He analyses the transfers of power from India in 1947 to Swaziland in 1968, the major crises such as Suez and assesses the role of leading figures from Churchill, Attlee and Eden to Macmillan and Wilson. This is essential reading for scholars and students of empire and decolonisation.

Britain's Declining Empire

2006 Decolonization
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Release : 2006
Genre : Decolonization
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Book Synopsis Britain's Declining Empire by : Ronald Hyam

Download or read book Britain's Declining Empire written by Ronald Hyam. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[This book] is an authoritative political history of one of the world's most important empires on the road to decolonisation. Ronald Hyam offers a major reassessment of the end of empire which combines a study of British policy-making with case studies on the experience of decolonisation across Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. He describes the often dysfunctional policies of an imperial system coping with postwar, interwar and wartime crises from 1918 to 1945 but the main emphasis is on the period after 1945 and the gradual unravelling of empire as a result of international criticism and of growing imbalance between Britain's capabilities and its global commitments. He analyses the transfers of power from India in 1947 to Swaziland in 1968 and of the major crises such as Mau Mau and Suez, and assesses the role of leading figures from Churchill, Attlee and Eden to Macmillan and Wilson. This is essential reading for scholars and students of empire and decolonisation."--Publisher's description, from p.[4] of cover.

The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997

2010-02-09 History
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Release : 2010-02-09
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 by : Piers Brendon

Download or read book The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 written by Piers Brendon. This book was released on 2010-02-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD NOTABLE BOOK After the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared to be doomed. Yet it grew to become the greatest, most diverse empire the world had seen. Then, within a generation, the mighty structure collapsed, a rapid demise that left an array of dependencies and a contested legacy: at best a sporting spirit, a legal code and a near-universal language; at worst, failed states and internecine strife. The Decline and Fall of the British Empire covers a vast canvas, which Brendon fills with vivid particulars, from brief lives to telling anecdotes to comic episodes to symbolic moments.

Understanding the British Empire

2010-05-20 History
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Release : 2010-05-20
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Understanding the British Empire by : Ronald Hyam

Download or read book Understanding the British Empire written by Ronald Hyam. This book was released on 2010-05-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of key themes in the history of the British Empire by one of the senior figures in the field.

Unfinished Empire

2012-09-06 History
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Release : 2012-09-06
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Unfinished Empire by : John Darwin

Download or read book Unfinished Empire written by John Darwin. This book was released on 2012-09-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A both controversial and comprehensive historical analysis of how the British Empire worked, from Wolfson Prize-winning author and historian John Darwin The British Empire shaped the world in countless ways: repopulating continents, carving out nations, imposing its own language, technology and values. For perhaps two centuries its expansion and final collapse were the single largest determinant of historical events, and it remains surrounded by myth, misconception and controversy today. John Darwin's provocative and richly enjoyable book shows how diverse, contradictory and in many ways chaotic the British Empire really was, controlled by interests that were often at loggerheads, and as much driven on by others' weaknesses as by its own strength.

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