The Dominions And India Since 1900

Author : Frederick Madden,David Kenneth Fieldhouse,John Darwin
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 924 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1993-12-30
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015032954805

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The Dominions and India Since 1900 by Frederick Madden,David Kenneth Fieldhouse,John Darwin Pdf

The sixth volume in Greenwood's ongoing series, this book is the first of three fine volumes to cover the twentieth century and the last stages in decolonization of the British Empire. It is concerned with the original five Dominions, the apparently inappropriate association of the Irish Free State with those Dominions, and the similarly anomalous status of India, the first non-European dependency and the first republic to secure full membership in the Commonwealth and to make it a multiracial association. The book documents the evolution of, changes in, and rise and fall of that Commonwealth association; the shifts in the balance of powers within the Canadian and Australian federations; the fulfillment of union in South Africa and Ireland; the coherence emerging in New Zealand; the bankruptcy in Newfoundland; and the separation of India and Pakistan. Two forthcoming volumes will deal with the colonies, protectorates, and mandates in the twentieth century.

Author : V. B. Kulkarni
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : India
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041513271

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British Dominion in India and After by V. B. Kulkarni Pdf

Author : David Fieldhouse,Frederick Madden
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 912 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1985-05-24
Category : History
ISBN : 0313238979

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The Empire of the Bretaignes, 1175-1688: The Foundations of a Colonial System of Government by David Fieldhouse,Frederick Madden Pdf

This first volume of a projected four-volume set details the impressive record of eight hundred years of English (later British) imperial rule. The editors have assembled the earliest documentary evidence necessary for a fundamental understanding of the priorities, devices, and frustrations in the British imperial experience. The documents balance the ideas, policies, and actions emanating from England with those evolving in the various colonies. This juxtaposition emphasizes the similarity of the problems experienced by the individual colonies. The documents also illustrate the relationship between constitutional developments and ideas in Britain, in individual colonies, and in the empire as a whole.

Author : Penderel Moon
Publisher : India Research Press
Page : 1272 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015014612348

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The British Conquest and Dominion of India by Penderel Moon Pdf

For some years before his death the veteran India hand Sir Penderel Moon was engaged in what was to be the culmination of his lifes work: a large-scale history of the two centuries of British involvement in India â from the battle of Plassey to the final independence of India and Pakistan some forty years ago. It is a masterly account of men and events. Part One describes the conquests of the East India Company in the wake of the disintegrating Moghul empire, and the gradual development of an administrative system. A major theme is the haphazard nature of the growth of British rule and the general ineffectiveness of the home authorities. Another is the conflict of attitudes between those who wish to replace Indian with English ways and those concerned to preserve what was best in Indias ancient civilization. The watershed was the disastrous Mutiny of 1857. Part Two describes the eighty-nine years during which India was ruled directly from Whitehall and the growing demand by Indians for self-government (fed by literal ideas from the British themselves). The more far-sighted has long recognized this as inevitable, though few if any had foreseen that the end of British rule would mean the loss of Indian unity. --

Author : Robert MacGregor Dawson
Publisher : London ; Toronto : Oxford University Press
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1937
Category : Canada
ISBN : UCAL:$B23167

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The Development of Dominion Status, 1900-1936 by Robert MacGregor Dawson Pdf

Author : Judith Brown,Wm Roger Louis
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 801 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1999-10-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191542398

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The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume IV: The Twentieth Century by Judith Brown,Wm Roger Louis Pdf

The Oxford History of the British Empire is a major new assessment of the Empire in the light of recent scholarship and the progressive opening of historical records. From the founding of colonies in North America and the West Indies in the seventeenth century to the reversion of Hong Kong to China at the end of the twentieth, British imperialism was a catalyst for far-reaching change. The Oxford History of the British Empire as a comprehensive study allows us to understand the end of Empire in relation to its beginnings, the meaning of British imperialism for the ruled as well as the rulers, and the significance of the British Empire as a theme in world history. Volume IV considers many aspects of the 'imperial experience' in the final years of the British Empire, culminating in the mid-century's rapid processes of decolonization. It seeks to understand the men who managed the empire, their priorities and vision, and the mechanisms of control and connection which held the empire together. There are chapters on imperial centres, on the geographical 'periphery' of empire, and on all its connecting mechanisms, including institutions and the flow of people, money, goods, and services. The volume also explores the experience of 'imperial subjects' - in terms of culture, politics, and economics; an experience which culminated in the growth of vibrant, often new, national identities and movements and, ultimately, new nation-states. It concludes with the processes of decolonization which reshaped the political map of the late twentieth-century world.

Author : Jane Samson
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2001-06-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191037047

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The British Empire by Jane Samson Pdf

The phenomenon of imperialism has never been under such intense scrutiny, by such a wide range of academic disciplines, as it is today. From cultural studies to the history of science, academics are engaged in a series of debates about empire which move far beyond traditional preoccupations with metropolitan strategy, economics, and rivalry. Using primary and secondary documentary sources, this reader negotiates the many trends and concerns in recent debates to provide a broad-based, comparative history of the British Empire. Selected readings are presented within a chronological framework, from the origins of empire to decolonization and beyond. Samson adopts a theme of identity to explore different perspectives through the sources, including metropolitan, colonial, and indigenous responses. General and section introductions explore such issues as the role of economics and religion in imperial expansion and rule; how indigenous and Creole populations constructed and expressed their own identities; and what changes were wrought by the process of decolonization. Bringing together a wide range of documentary evidence, this volume allows the varied and vital debates on aspects of imperialism and identity to be seen in the context of the broad history of the British Empire.

Author : Robert MacGregor Dawson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136241192

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Development of Dominion Status 1900-1936 by Robert MacGregor Dawson Pdf

First published in 1965

Author : Andrew Stewart
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781441133038

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Empire Lost by Andrew Stewart Pdf

Using government records, private letters and diaries and contemporary media sources, this book examines the key themes affecting the relationship between Britain and the Dominions during the Second World War, the Empire's last great conflict. It asks why this political and military coalition was ultimately successful in overcoming the challenge of the Axis powers but, in the process, proved unable to preserve itself. Although these changes were inevitable the manner of the evolution was sometimes painful, as Britain's wartime economic decline left its political position exposed in a changing post-war international system.

Author : Andrew Stewart
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781847252449

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Empire Lost by Andrew Stewart Pdf

Using government records, private letters and diaries and contemporary media sources, this book examines the key themes affecting the relationship between Britain and the Dominions during the Second World War, the Empire's last great conflict. It asks why this political and military coalition was ultimately successful in overcoming the challenge of the Axis powers but, in the process, proved unable to preserve itself. Although these changes were inevitable the manner of the evolution was sometimes painful, as Britain's wartime economic decline left its political position exposed in a changing post-war international system.

Author : Nigel Ajay Kumar
Publisher : SAIACS Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788187712329

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What is Religion? by Nigel Ajay Kumar Pdf

“What Is Religion?” is one of those questions rarely asked by Christian theologians who engage in interreligious discourse. Nigel Ajay Kumar makes the case, however, that to answer this question is critical for Christian scholars who want to negotiate multiple religious identities, as well as for those who want a clearer understanding of their own faith as religion. Kumar takes a historical and theological approach to answering this question. The history of the concept of religion is traced from biblical times to the Indian independence era. Then, a theological answer is offered not only by looking at the classical Indian theologian, Pandipeddi Chenchiah, but also by listening to other contemporary secular and theological voices. (This is the South Asian Edition of the original Wipf & Stock edition (2013) with the same name).

Author : Great Britain. Office of Commonwealth Relations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1066 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1934
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : MINN:31951002214430W

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The Dominions Office and Colonial Office List for ... by Great Britain. Office of Commonwealth Relations Pdf

Author : Andrew Baker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857732330

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Constructing a Post-War Order by Andrew Baker Pdf

The years 1942 to 1946 saw the acceleration of World War II, its conclusion and the construction of a post-war order that was to culminate in the Cold War. Andrew Baker here examines the expansion of US political and economic power and hegemony during this period, and the extent to which smaller states, particularly Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa, contested this expansion. Through successfully outlining and defending their own notions of sovereignty, property and commercial rights, they were able to a make a significant contribution towards fashioning a post-war framework more conducive to states than empires. This analysis of the period immediately after World War II will appeal to researchers of history and international relations, as well as those interested in the political economy of the post-war world.

Author : Erez Manela
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2007-07-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199884179

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The Wilsonian Moment by Erez Manela Pdf

During the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, while key decisions were debated by the victorious Allied powers, a multitude of smaller nations and colonies held their breath, waiting to see how their fates would be decided. President Woodrow Wilson, in his Fourteen Points, had called for "a free, open-minded, and absolutely impartial adjustment of all colonial claims," giving equal weight would be given to the opinions of the colonized peoples and the colonial powers. Among those nations now paying close attention to Wilson's words and actions were the budding nationalist leaders of four disparate non-Western societies--Egypt, India, China, and Korea. That spring, Wilson's words would help ignite political upheavals in all four of these countries. This book is the first to place the 1919 Revolution in Egypt, the Rowlatt Satyagraha in India, the May Fourth movement in China, and the March First uprising in Korea in the context of a broader "Wilsonian moment" that challenged the existing international order. Using primary source material from America, Europe, and Asia, historian Erez Manela tells the story of how emerging nationalist movements appropriated Wilsonian language and adapted it to their own local culture and politics as they launched into action on the international stage. The rapid disintegration of the Wilsonian promise left a legacy of disillusionment and facilitated the spread of revisionist ideologies and movements in these societies; future leaders of Third World liberation movements--Mao Zedong, Ho Chi Minh, and Jawaharlal Nehru, among others--were profoundly shaped by their experiences at the time. The importance of the Paris Peace Conference and Wilson's influence on international affairs far from the battlefields of Europe cannot be underestimated. Now, for the first time, we can clearly see just how the events played out at Versailles sparked a wave of nationalism that is still resonating globally today.

Author : Judith Margaret Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9780198205647

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The Oxford History of the British Empire: The twentieth century by Judith Margaret Brown Pdf

This text looks at the growth of vibrant, often new, national identities, movements and new nation-states that reshape the political map of the late 20th century world.