[PDF] British Documents On The End Of Empire Central Africa Part I eBook

Author : University of London: Institute of Commonwealth Studies
Publisher :
Page : 1178 pages
File Size : 45,91 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9780112905882

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The main purpose of the British Documents on the End of Empire Project (BDEEP) is to publish documents from British official archives on the ending of colonial rule and the context in which this took place. This two volume set traces British policy towards Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (Malawi) from the end of the Second World War to the unilateral declaration of independence (UDI) by Southern Rhodesia in 1965, including the role of the Central African Federation.

Author : Stationery Office, The
Publisher :
Page : 1807 pages
File Size : 14,41 MB
Release : 2004
Category :
ISBN : 9780112905851

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Set of 3 volumes also available separately: Part 1 East of Suez (ISBN 011290582X); Part 2 Europe, Rhodesia, Commonwealth (ISBN 0112905838); Part 3 Dependent territories, Africa, economics, race (ISBN 0112908546). No public library discount on this item

Author : University of London. Institute of Commonwealth Studies
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,8 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780112905844

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The main purpose of the British Documents on the End of Empire Project (BDEEP) is to publish documents from British official archives on the ending of colonial rule and the context in which this took place. This publication is the third of three volumes which relate to the years 1964 to 1971, during which period ten territories became independent and all but one (Aden) became new members of the Commonwealth. Issues considered include: British policy towards the dependent territories, including new material on the Falkland Islands and Hong Kong; as well as surveys of African policy, aid and trade issues, race and immigration.

Author : Rosalind Coffey
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 17,17 MB
Release : 2022-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 3030894568

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This book provides fresh insights into how the British press affected both British perceptions of decolonisation in Africa and British policy towards it during the ‘wind of change’ period. It also reveals, for the first time, the extent to which British newspaper coverage was of relevance to African and white settler readerships. British newspapers informed the political strategies and civic cultures of African activists, nationalists, liberal whites in Africa, the staunchest of white settler communities, and the first governments of independent African states and their opponents. The British press, British public opinion and British journalists became etched into the lived experiences of the end of empire affecting Anglo-African and Anglo-settler relations to this day. Arguing that the press cast a transnational web of influence over the decolonisation process in Africa, the author explores the relationships between the British, African and settler public and political spheres, and highlights the mediating power of the British press during the late 1950s. The book draws from a range of British newspapers, official government documents, newspaper archives, interviews, memoirs, autobiographies and articles printed in African and white settler papers. It will be of interest to historians of decolonisation, Africa, the media and the British Empire.

Author : Timothy H Parsons
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 36,21 MB
Release : 2023-06-14
Category : History
ISBN : 1442235292

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At its peak, the British Empire spanned the world and linked diverse populations in a vast network of exchange that spread people, wealth, commodities, cultures, and ideas around the globe. By the turn of the twentieth century, this empire, which made Britain one of the premier global superpowers, appeared invincible and eternal. This compelling book reveals, however, that it was actually remarkably fragile. Reconciling the humanitarian ideals of liberal British democracy with the inherent authoritarianism of imperial rule required the men and women who ran the empire to portray their non-Western subjects as backward and in need of the civilizing benefits of British rule. However, their lack of administrative manpower and financial resources meant that they had to recruit cooperative local allies to actually govern their colonies. Timothy H. Parsons provides vivid detail of the experiences of subject peoples to explain how this became increasingly difficult and finally impossible after World War II as Afr

Author : Martin Thomas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 25,75 MB
Release : 2015-04-23
Category : History
ISBN : 1472531213

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Crises of Empire offers a comprehensive and uniquely comparative analysis of the history of decolonization in the British, French and Dutch empires. By comparing the processes of decolonization across three of the major modern empires, from the aftermath of the First World War to the late 20th century, the authors are able to analyse decolonization as a long-term process. They explore significant changes to the international system, shifting popular attitudes to colonialism and the economics of empire. This new edition incorporates the latest developments in the historiography, as well as: - Increased coverage of the Belgian and Portuguese empires - New introductions to each of the three main parts, offering some background and context to British, French and Dutch decolonization - More coverage of cultural aspects of decolonization, exploring empire 'from below' This new edition of Crises of Empire is essential reading for all students of imperial history and decolonization. In particular, it will be welcomed by those who are interested in taking a comparative approach, putting the history of decolonization into a pan-European framework.

Author : Andrew Cohen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 25,29 MB
Release : 2017-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : 178672216X

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The slow collapse of the European colonial empires after 1945 provides one of the great turning points of twentieth century history. With the loss of India however, the British under Harold Macmillan attempted to enforce a 'second' colonial occupation - supporting the efforts of Sir Andrew Cohen of the Colonial Office to create a Central African Federation. Drawing on newly released archival material, The Politics and Economics of Decolonization offers a fresh examination of Britain's central African territories in the late colonial period and provides a detailed assessment of how events in Britain, Africa and the UN shaped the process of decolonization. The author situates the Central African Federation - which consisted of modern day Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi - in its wider international context, shedding light on the Federation's complex relationships with South Africa, with US Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy and with the expanding United Nations. The result is an important history of the last days of the British Empire and the beginnings of a more independent African continent.