The End of the British Empire: The Historical Debate
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The End of the British Empire: The Historical Debate is a scholarly work by historian John Darwin that surveys and analyzes the major interpretations and controversies surrounding the decline and dissolution of the British Empire.
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| instanceOf |
book
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scholarly work → |
| aboutConcept |
imperial power
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post-colonial transition → |
| aboutEvent |
dissolution of the British Empire
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| aboutPeriod |
20th century
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| analyzes |
economic explanations for imperial decline
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ideological explanations for imperial decline → political explanations for imperial decline → strategic explanations for imperial decline → |
| author |
John Darwin
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| examines |
historiography of British decolonization
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impact of the Second World War on the end of the British Empire → nationalist movements in the end of empire debates → relationship between metropolitan change and imperial retreat → role of the United States in British imperial decline debates → |
| fieldOfStudy |
British imperial history
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historiography of empire → |
| focusesOn |
controversies over the dissolution of the British Empire
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historical debates about the end of the British Empire → interpretations of British imperial decline → |
| genre |
academic non-fiction
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historiography → history → |
| hasForm |
academic text
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printed book → |
| hasPerspective |
comparative view of different historians’ interpretations
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| intendedAudience |
readers interested in decolonization
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scholars of British history → students of imperial history → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
British Empire
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decolonization → end of empire → imperial decline → |
| provides |
critical assessment of existing explanations for the end of empire
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overview of key historiographical controversies → |
| relatedWork |
Britain and Decolonisation
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The Empire Project → |
| surveys |
major schools of thought on the end of the British Empire
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John Darwin
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