The Ends of British Imperialism by Roger Louis

The Ends of British Imperialism by Roger Louis

This is a major work of imperial history, by (in the words of A.J.P. Taylor) 'the foremost historian of the British Empire and Commonwealth in his generation'. "Pax Britannica to Pax Americana" is the story of the British Empire from its late-nineteenth century flowering to its present extinction. Louis traces the British Empire from the scramble for Africa - itself the mirror-image of what was to become decolonization - through the Mandates system of 'sacred trust', the turbulent imperial history of the Second World War in Asia, and finally, to the unstoppable mid-20th century rush to independence. Of particular relevance as its 50th anniversary approaches, the Suez crisis was the icon of empire's end. It forms the ideal platform from which to examine the aims and outcome of empire. This authoritative and highly engaging history appears at a time when interest in the history of the British Empire has, ironically, never been stronger, making Ends of British Imperialism a must-read item for both scholar and general reader.

INDEPENDENT, The Best History books for Christmas, Epic passions for the past 'Collections of previously published essays rarely command much attentionJust occasionally, though a writer who brings together scattered work produces something far more than the sum of its parts.' Stephen Howe SPECTATOR (Christmas Books/ Books of the Year) 'Professor Wm. Roger Louis of Texas is a historian's historian. He combines in his Ends of British Imperialism an incomprehensible mastery of his sources with the gift to make them come alive in his narrative of the final decline of Britain as a great power at Suez.' TLS 'The Ends of British Imperialism...provide[s] a scintillating portrait of British decision making in the final stages of imperial rule.' NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS 'Wm. Roger Louis explains in exhilarating detail the complex process of imperial growth and dissolution... His work in archives, diaries, letters, and memoirs sheds new light on people who were rearranging the geopolitical map of the world with a self-confidence and a lack of resistance that now seem inconceivable.' - Sir Brian Urquhart

Wm Roger Louis is Kerr Professor of English History and Culture at the University of Texas at Austin and Fellow of St. Antony's College, Oxford. His books include Imperialism at Bay and The British Empire in the Middle East. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Oxford History of the British Empire.

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ISBN 13	9781845113094
ISBN 10	1845113098
Title	The Ends of British Imperialism
Author	Roger Louis
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2006-08-25
Number of pages	1082
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