Perspectives on Imperialism and Decolonization: Essays in Honour of A.F. Madden

by R.F. Holland (Editor), G. Rivzi (Editor)

Overview

Perspectives on Imperialism and Decolonization (1984) is a key collection of essays that analyse from many sides the growth and demise of Western imperialism. They examine imperial history, the experience of imperialism, and offer new thoughts on British decolonization.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000857443
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/03/2023
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Colonialism and Imperialism , #40
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	984 KB

About the Author

R.F. Holland and G. Rivzi

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Freddie Madden Michael Brock Part 1. Perspectives on Imperial History 2. Can Humpty-Dumpty be put together again? Imperial History in the 1980s David Fieldhouse 3. Colonialism French-Style, 1945–55: A Retrospective View Kenneth Robinson 4. Imperial Theory and the Question of Imperialism after Empire Ronald Robinson Part 2. Imperial Experience: Sentiment, Demography and Power 5. Thomas Day and the Politics of Sentiment Paul Langford 6. The March of Everyman: Mobility and the Imperial Census of 1901 Colin Newbury 7. British Foreign Policy and the Influence of Empire, 1870–1920 Paul Hayes Part 3. Interpreting British Decolonization 8. Transfer of Power in India: A ‘Re-statement’ of an Alternative Approach Gowher Rivzi 9. The Mediator’s Moment: Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru and the Antecedents to the Cripps Mission to India, 1940–42 D.A. Low 10. The Imperial Factor in British Strategies from Attlee to Macmillan, 1945–63 R.F. Holland 11. British Decolonization since 1945: A Pattern or a Puzzle? John Darwin