The British Empire in the 1950s: Retreat or Revival?

by Martin Lynn

This collection of studies examines the history of the British empire during the 1950s. This is a relatively neglected period in the historiography of British decolonization, coming as it does after the more well researched era of the late 1940s that saw the start of moves to decolonize the empire. The papers in this volume analyze imperial policy and the place of the empire in British society during the 1950s and the degree to which these years represented...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403932263
• ISBN13: 9781403932266
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"