Ronald Hyam

Study of key themes in the history of the British Empire by one of the senior figures in the field.

Understanding the British Empire

the road to decolonisation, 1918-1968

Britain's declining empire

A study of British imperial history, intended for those who are interested in exploring the underlying realities of British expansion on the world stage. This book deals specifically with sex and its effect on the Empire.

The British Experience

Empire and Sexuality

William Roger Louis

This volume represents the first in-depth treatment of end of empire duringreg its climactic phase, and from it will emerge a closer understanding of the dynamics involved in decolonisation.

The Conservative Government and the End of Empire 1957-1964: High policy, political and constitutional change

The Watershed of the Empire-Commonwealth

Elgin and Churchill at the Colonial Office 1905-1908

An authoritative political history of one of the world's most important empires on the road to decolonisation. Ronald Hyam's 2007 book offers a major reassessment of the end of empire which combines a study of British policymaking with case studies on the experience of decolonization across Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. He describes the dysfunctional policies of an imperial system coping with postwar, interwar and wartime crises from 1918 to 1945 but the main emphasis is on the period after 1945 and the gradual unravelling of empire as a result of international criticism, and the growing imbalance between Britain's capabilities and its global commitments. He analyses the transfers of power from India in 1947 to Swaziland in 1968, the major crises such as Suez and assesses the role of leading figures from Churchill, Attlee and Eden to Macmillan and Wilson. This is essential reading for scholars and students of empire and decolonisation.

The Road to Decolonisation, 1918–1968

Britain's Declining Empire

Provides a comprehensive chronological narrative of the history of the British Empire between 1815 and 1914, together with a more theoretical and reflective concluding chapter, thus giving an overview of British policy and action which takes account of the many factors underlying British expansion.

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