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Lord Hailey, the Colonial Office and Politics of Race and Empire in the Second World War S. Wolton

Lord Hailey, the Colonial Office and Politics of Race and Empire in the Second World War By S. Wolton

Lord Hailey, the Colonial Office and Politics of Race and Empire in the Second World War by S. Wolton


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Summary

The book studies the Anglo-American debate in which British officials led by Lord Hailey, countered American criticisms of imperial rule by emphasizing economic development and peace-keeping as new, non-racial justifications for western authority. These are themes that have retained a powerful resonance in the post-war world.

Lord Hailey, the Colonial Office and Politics of Race and Empire in the Second World War Summary

Lord Hailey, the Colonial Office and Politics of Race and Empire in the Second World War: The Loss of White Prestige by S. Wolton

The book studies the Anglo-American debate in which British officials led by Lord Hailey, countered American criticisms of imperial rule by emphasizing economic development and peace-keeping as new, non-racial justifications for western authority. These are themes that have retained a powerful resonance in the post-war world.

About S. Wolton

SUKE WOLTON is Junior Research Fellow at St Cross College, University of Oxford.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction The Loss of White Prestige The Question of Equal Treatment Defending the Empire Reformulating Imperial Authority Conclusion Bibliography Index

Additional information

NLS9781349420407
9781349420407
1349420409
Lord Hailey, the Colonial Office and Politics of Race and Empire in the Second World War: The Loss of White Prestige by S. Wolton
New
Paperback
Palgrave Macmillan
2000-01-01
221
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