W. David McIntyre
Winding Up the British Empire in the Pacific Islands
W. David McIntyre
Winding Up the British Empire in the Pacific Islands
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The first detailed account - based on recently-opened archives - of when, how, and why the British Government changed its mind about giving independence to the Pacific Islands.
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The first detailed account - based on recently-opened archives - of when, how, and why the British Government changed its mind about giving independence to the Pacific Islands.
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- Oxford History of the British
- Verlag: Sydney University Press
- Seitenzahl: 304
- Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2016
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 18mm
- Gewicht: 454g
- ISBN-13: 9780198794677
- ISBN-10: 0198794673
- Artikelnr.: 47869101
- Oxford History of the British
- Verlag: Sydney University Press
- Seitenzahl: 304
- Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2016
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 231mm x 152mm x 18mm
- Gewicht: 454g
- ISBN-13: 9780198794677
- ISBN-10: 0198794673
- Artikelnr.: 47869101
W. David McIntyre was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge, the University of Washington, Seattle, and the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. After teaching for the Universities of Maryland, British Columbia, and Nottingham, he became Professor of History at the University of Canterbury New Zealand between 1966 and 1997. As Honorary Special Correspondent of The New Zealand International Review he reported on Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings from 1987 to 2011.
* Preface
* Prologue
* PART I: Oceania Overview
* 1: 'Imperialism, as such, is a newly coined word': Empire and Oceania
* 2: 'The task of "Empire-Unbuilding" 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?
* PART 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
* PART 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
* PART 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:
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
* Epilogue
* Bibliography
* Prologue
* PART I: Oceania Overview
* 1: 'Imperialism, as such, is a newly coined word': Empire and Oceania
* 2: 'The task of "Empire-Unbuilding" 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?
* PART 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
* PART 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
* PART 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:
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
* Epilogue
* Bibliography
* Preface
* Prologue
* PART I: Oceania Overview
* 1: 'Imperialism, as such, is a newly coined word': Empire and Oceania
* 2: 'The task of "Empire-Unbuilding" 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?
* PART 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
* PART 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
* PART 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:
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
* Epilogue
* Bibliography
* Prologue
* PART I: Oceania Overview
* 1: 'Imperialism, as such, is a newly coined word': Empire and Oceania
* 2: 'The task of "Empire-Unbuilding" 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?
* PART 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
* PART 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
* PART 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:
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
* Epilogue
* Bibliography