Britain and Empire : Adjusting to a Post-imperial World (Foundations of Britain S.)

Butler, L. J.

I.B. Tauris（2001/11発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 280 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781860644498
• DDC分類 327.410171241

基本説明

The concept of imperial decline is therefore seen in the context of adjustment to changing international and domestic politics and the ending of the imperial mind-set. Based on access to new documentary sources, this book makes an important contribution.

Full Description

"Britain and Empire" fills a major gap in the literature on Britain's gradual abandonment of her global and imperial role. It relates formal decolonization and the wider evolution of the Commonwealth to changes in international relations and in Britain's domestic political, economic and social scene. The concept of imperial decline is therefore seen in the context of adjustment to changing international and domestic politics and the ending of the imperial mind-set. Based on access to new documentary sources, this book makes an important contribution which will prove of great interest to students and general readers alike.

Contents

The Imperial system between the Wars; The Impact of the Second World War; Post-War Adjustments (1945-1951); The Limits of Stability (1951-1957); Winds of Change (1957-1964); Imperial Aftermath (1964-1970)