The Twentieth century
by Brown, Judith M., (Judith Margaret) Louis, William Roger
The fourth installment in this distinguished and unprecedented series brings us to the twentieth century. As with the other volumes, this book includes the work of leading scholars. Here, readers confront the many facets of the imperial experience in the final century of the British Empire, above all the rapid processes of decolonization that began at mid-century. Volume IV attempts to understand the men who managed the empire, their priorities and visions as leaders, and the mechanisms of con…
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- Full title :The Twentieth century / Judith M. Brown and Wm. Roger Louis editors.
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The fourth installment in this distinguished and unprecedented series brings us to the twentieth century. As with the other volumes, this book includes the work of leading scholars.
Here, readers confront the many facets of the imperial experience in the final century of the British Empire, above all the rapid processes of decolonization that began at mid-century. Volume IV attempts to understand the men who managed the empire, their priorities and visions as leaders, and the mechanisms of control which held the empire together. There are chapters on imperial centers of activity, on the geographical periphery of the empire, and on the entirety of its connecting mechanisms, including institutions and the flow of people, money, goods, and services. Contributors also explore the experiences of Britain's imperial subjects in culture, politics, and economics--those experiences which fostered the growth of vibrant, and often new, national identities and movements as well as--ultimately--new nation-states. It concludes with decolonization and the reshaping of the political map of the world.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:©1999.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication:Oxford [England]
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©1999.
The Physical Object
- Description:xxvi, 773 pages : : illustrations, charts, maps ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0198205643, 9780198205647
- oclc:ocm43370943
- LC Classification:DA16
- Dewey Decimal:941
Table of Contents
Introduction / Wm. Roger Louis -- The British Empire in the Edwardian Era / Ronald Hyam -- A Third British Empire? The dominion idea in imperial politics / John Darwin -- The metropolitan economics of empire / D.K. Fieldhouse -- The British Empire and Great War, 1914-1918 / Robert Holland -- Ireland and the Empire-Commonwealth, 1900-1948 / Deirdre McMahon -- Migrants and settlers / Stephen Constantine -- Critics of empire in Britain / Nicholas Owen -- The popular culture of empire in Britain / John M. MacKenzie -- Colonial rule / JOhn W. Cell -- Bureaucracy and 'Trusteeship' in the colonial empire / Ronald Hyam -- 'Deceptive might': imperial defence and security, 1900-1968 / Anthony Clayton -- The Second World War / Keith Jeffrey -- The dissolution of the British Empire / Wm. Roger Louis --Imperialism and after: the economy of the empire on the periphery / B.R. Tomlinson -- Gender in the British Empire / Rosalind O'Hanlon -- The British Empire and the Muslim world / Francis Robinson -- India / Judith M. Brown -- Ceylon / S.R. Ashton -- Imperialism and nationalism in South-East Asia / A.J. Stockwell -- Britain's informal empire in the Middle East / Glen Balfour-Paul -- West Africa …
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