Britain and Decolonisation: The Retreat from Empire in the Post-War World
E90648
"Britain and Decolonisation: The Retreat from Empire in the Post-War World" is a historical study by John Darwin analyzing how and why the British Empire unraveled after the Second World War.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
historical study ⓘ |
| analyzes |
causes of British decolonisation
ⓘ
process of British imperial retreat ⓘ |
| author |
John Darwin (historian)
ⓘ
surface form:
John Darwin
|
| contributesTo |
debates on the timing and nature of British decolonisation
ⓘ
understanding of how the British Empire ended ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
changing nature of British global power after 1945
ⓘ
transition from empire to Commonwealth ⓘ |
| examines |
economic factors behind decolonisation
ⓘ
impact of the Second World War on the British Empire ⓘ international context of British imperial decline ⓘ political factors behind decolonisation ⓘ strategic factors behind decolonisation ⓘ |
| field |
British history
ⓘ
imperial history ⓘ international history ⓘ modern history ⓘ |
| focusesOn | unravelling of the British Empire after the Second World War ⓘ |
| format |
print
ⓘ
text ⓘ |
| genre | academic monograph ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | British policy-making perspective on decolonisation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodCovered |
post-1945 era
ⓘ
post-war world ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
readers interested in British foreign policy
ⓘ
scholars of imperial and colonial studies ⓘ students of history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
British Empire
ⓘ
decolonisation ⓘ end of empire ⓘ post-Second World War period ⓘ |
| placesEmphasisOn |
interaction between domestic and international pressures on Britain
ⓘ
policy decisions taken in London regarding empire ⓘ |
| publisherType | academic publisher ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
historiography of decolonisation
ⓘ
post-colonial studies ⓘ studies of the British Commonwealth ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
John Darwin (historian)
→
notableWork
→
Britain and Decolonisation: The Retreat from Empire in the Post-War World
ⓘ
subject surface form:
John Darwin