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The End of the British Empire: The Historical Debate Paperback - 2006
by Darwin, John
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This short book examines theories of why Britain declined as an imperial force and joined the rich man's club of Europe.
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- Title The End of the British Empire: The Historical Debate
- Author Darwin, John
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 148
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford
- Date 2006-12-15
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0631164286-7-1
- ISBN 9780631164289 / 0631164286
- Weight 0.49 lbs (0.22 kg)
- Dimensions 6.3 x 8.46 x 0.38 in (16.00 x 21.49 x 0.97 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Library of Congress subjects Great Britain - Colonies - History - 20th, Commonwealth countries - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 90041126
- Dewey Decimal Code 909.097
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From the rear cover
Within twenty years of victory in the Second World War Britain had ceased to be a world power and her global empire has dissolved into fragments. With what now seems astonishing rapidity, and empire three centuries old, which had reached its greatest extent as late as 1921, was transformed into more than fifty sovereign states. Why did this great transformation come about? Had Britain simply become too weak in a world of superpowers? Had the pressure of colonial nationalism suddenly become overwhelming? Or had the British themselves decided that they no longer needed an empire, and that interests were better served by joining the rich man's club of Europe?
In this short book, these and other theories are examined critically. The aim is not to present a detailed narrative of Britain's imperial retreat but to introduce the reader to the current state of debate in a rapidly expanding subject.