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Who Killed the British Empire?

Who Killed the British Empire?

by George Woodcock
Paperback
Publication Date: 18/11/2010

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Who killed the British Empire? Why did history s largest imperial system collapse dramatically in the years following the Second World War? The book opens in 1930 with the Empire at the point of its greatest expansion. Unexpectedly, three events in that year were to have a cataclysmic effect and start the Empire on an irreversible decline Gandhi s Salt March, the surrender of Weihaiwei to the Chinese nationalists, and the negotiations leading to the Statue of Westminster, in which Canada was the leading advocate of dominion progress towards virtual independence. Gorge Woodcock is the author or editor of more than 40 books. He has received three honorary degrees and numerous fellowships and awards, including the Molson Prize and the Governor General s Award for Literature."
ISBN:
9781550051728
9781550051728
Category:
Society & social sciences
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
18-11-2010
Language:
English
Publisher:
Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited
Country of origin:
Canada
Dimensions (mm):
215.65x138.68x22.61mm

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