Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Winding up the British Empire in the Pacific Islands
Other Name
Oxford history of the British Empire companion series (Series)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Oxford University Press
Place
Date
2014
Physical Description
xvi, 278 pages : map ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780198702436
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Edition/State/Version
First edition
Subject Category
Content
I. Oceania overview
1. 'Imperialism, as such, is a newly coined word': Empire and Oceania 2. 'The task of "Empire un-building" is a difficult one': decolonization
3. 'Britain's withdrawal east of Suez is also a withdrawal west of Panama': the end in the Pacific: when, why, and how?
II Holding on
4. 'A dramatic and liberal gesture': Attlee's secret Smaller Territories Enquiry, 1949-51
5. 'Limbo', 'mezzanine status', and 'independence minus': self-government within the Commonwealth
6. 'Something of a profit and loss account': Macmillan's Audit of Empire and aftermath, 1957-60
III. Letting go
7. 'The Cold War Front is advancing upon Oceania': pressures from the United Nations, 1960-61
8. 'To complete the process of decolonization as soon as possible': Whitehall's response to the UN Declaration, 1962-64
9. 'Coming to the most difficult period of decolonization': The Lady Margaret Hall Conference, 1965
10. 'A line would have to be drawn somewhere': Oceania and the paradox of the expanding United Nations, 1965-68
IV. Winding up
11. 'The British Empire is past history': retreat from 'never' land begins: Tonga and Fiji, 1970
12. 'Independence and self-government have the same value': self-determination for Niue, 1970-74
13. 'It is more blessed to go than be pushed': the 1973 Programme Analysis and Review
14. 'To encourage Australia and New Zealand to take a larger share': The Anzac role in decolonization
15. 'Liquidating colonial arrangements with as much speed as could be decently mustered': accelerated decolonization: Solomon Islands
16. 'We cannot now apply the brakes': accelerated decolonization: the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, 1975-78
17. 'The most difficult pre-independence conference we have had for a Pacific territory': accelerated decolonization: Kiribati and Banaba, 1968-79
18. 'The dying art of decolonization is difficult to pursue in a condominium': accelerated decolonization: New Hebrides.
Public Access Text
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-268) and index. New Zealand author.
Collection Type
Reading Room
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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