Bibliograph

The break-up of Greater Britain, edited by Christian D. Pedersen and Stuart Ward

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The break-up of Greater Britain, edited by Christian D. Pedersen and Stuart Ward

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The break-up of Greater Britain

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1241731418

Responsibility statement

edited by Christian D. Pedersen and Stuart Ward

Series statement

Studies in imperialism

Summary

This is the first major attempt to view the break-up of Britain as a global phenomenon, incorporating peoples and cultures of all races and creeds that became embroiled in the liquidation of the British Empire in the decades after the Second World War. A team of leading historians are assembled here to view a familiar problem through an unfamiliar lens, ranging from India, to China, Southern Africa, Australia, New Zealand, the Falklands, Gibraltar and the United Kingdom itself. At a time when trace-elements of Greater Britain have resurfaced in British politics, animating the febrile polemics of Brexit, these essays offer a sober historical perspective. More than perhaps at any other time since the empire's precipitate demise, it is imperative to gain a fresh purchase on the global challenges to British identities in the twentieth century. --, Provided by publisher

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