This book analyzes the ideas and policies that governed the British experience of decolonization. It shows how the British political tradition with its emphasis on experience over abstract theory was integral to the way in which the empire was regarded as being transformed rather than lost. This was a significant aspect of the relatively painless British loss of empire. D. George Boyce places the process of decolonization in its wider context, tracing the 20th century domestic and international conditions that hastened decolonization.
Synopsis
This book analyzes the ideas and policies that governed the British experience of decolonization.
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The English political tradition of emphasizing experience over abstract theory, says Boyce (politics, U. of Wales-Swansea) was an important factor in why the loss of the British Empire was relatively painless. He looks at both the underlying ideas and language and the policies that emerged from them, and places the process of decolonization in the context of changing domestic and international conditions through the two centuries. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
About the Author, David George Boyce
D. George Boyce is Professor in the Department of Politics at the University of Wales, Swansea.
The English political tradition of emphasizing experience over abstract theory, says Boyce (politics, U. of Wales-Swansea) was an important factor in why the loss of the British Empire was relatively painless. He looks at both the underlying ideas and language and the policies that emerged from them, and places the process of decolonization in the context of changing domestic and international conditions through the two centuries. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
