Buch, Englisch, 221 Seiten, Format (B × H): 144 mm x 225 mm, Gewicht: 454 g
Reihe: St Antony's Series
The Loss of White Prestige
Buch, Englisch, 221 Seiten, Format (B × H): 144 mm x 225 mm, Gewicht: 454 g
Reihe: St Antony's Series
ISBN: 978-0-312-23214-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK
This book examines the response of British policy-makers to the collapse of belief in racial superiority, and with it the ideological basis of empire, following the fall of Singapore in 1942. 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 on the post-war world.
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