Winding up the British Empire in the Pacific Islands / W. David McIntyre.
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TextSeries: Oxford history of the British Empire companion seriesPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (xi, 278 pages)Content type: - text
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- online resource
- 9780191006821
- 0191006823
- 1306460530
- 9781306460538
- 9780191772146
- 0191772143
- 0198794673
- 9780198794677
- 0192513613
- 9780192513618
- Decolonization -- Islands of the Pacific
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Oceania
- Oceania -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
- Décolonisation -- Pacifique, Îles du
- Grande-Bretagne -- Relations extérieures -- Océanie
- Océanie -- Relations extérieures -- Grande-Bretagne
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration
- Decolonization
- Diplomatic relations
- Great Britain
- Oceania
- Pacific Ocean -- Islands of the Pacific
- Entkolonialisierung
- Ozeanien
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- JV241
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
A 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.
Print version record.
'Imperialism, as such, is a newly coined word': Empire and Oceania -- 'The task of "Empire un-building" is a difficult one': decolonization -- 'Britain's withdrawal east of Suez is also a withdrawal west of Panama': the end in the Pacific: when, why, and how? -- 'A dramatic and liberal gesture': Attlee's secret Smaller Territories Enquiry, 1949-51 -- 'Limbo', 'mezzanine status', and 'independence minus': self-government within the Commonwealth -- 'Something of a profit and loss account': Macmillan's Audit of Empire and aftermath, 1957-60 -- 'The Cold War Front is advancing upon Oceania': pressures from the United Nations, 1960-61 -- 'To complete the process of decolonization as soon as possible': Whitehall's response to the UN Declaration, 1962-64 -- 'Coming to the most difficult period of decolonization': The Lady Margaret Hall Conference, 1965 -- 'A line would have to be drawn somewhere': Oceania and the paradox of the expanding United Nations, 1965-68 -- 'The British Empire is past history': retreat from 'never' land begins: Tonga and Fiji, 1970 -- 'Independence and self-government have the same value': self-determination for Niue, 1970-74 -- 'It is more blessed to go than be pushed': the 1973 Programme Analysis and Review -- 'To encourage Australia and New Zealand to take a larger share': The Anzac role in decolonization -- 'Liquidating colonial arrangements with as much speed as could be decently mustered': accelerated decolonization: Solomon Islands -- 'We cannot now apply the brakes': accelerated decolonization: the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, 1975-78 -- 'The most difficult pre-independence conference we have had for a Pacific territory': accelerated decolonization: Kiribati and Banaba, 1968-79 -- 'The dying art of decolonization is difficult to pursue in a condominium': accelerated decolonization: New Hebrides.
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