Britain and Decolonisation: The Retreat from Empire in the Post-War World

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"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.

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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

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John Darwin (historian) notableWork Britain and Decolonisation: The Retreat from Empire in the Post-War World
subject surface form: John Darwin