Britain and Decolonization: Retreat from Empire in the Post-war World (Making of the Twentieth Century)
By John Darwin.
Description
This is a study of the post war break-up of the British Empire, organized chronologically and written in narrative form. As the great imperial power before 1939, Britain played a leading role in the great post-war shift in the relationship between the West and the Third World, which we call "decolonization". From the abandonment of the raj in India to the eventual entry into the European Community, there were revolutionary changes in Britain's long tradition of aloofness from Europe and pursuit of world power. The author examines the reasons for the British giving up their As...
ISBN(s)
0333292588, 9780333292587
