End of
the British Empire Broché – 7 décembre 2006
John
Darwin (Auteur)
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.
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