British government policy and decolonisation, 1945-1963

Name: British government policy and decolonisation, 1945-1963
ISBN: 9780714652207

2002337 pagesFrank Cass

"British Government Policy and Decolonisation, 1945-1963 will appeal to students of British imperial and diplomatic history, as well as students of international and European history and decolonisation in general."--Jacket.

Avg. reading time: 6h 23m
Prose complexity: 7/10

Informative Intellectual Reflective Complex

Frank Heinlein

History Politics & Society Politics

Clement AttleeSupporting

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951, whose post-war Labour administration oversaw the initial phases of British decolonisation, including the independence of India.

Sir Winston ChurchillSupporting

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1951 to 1955, whose post-war Conservative administration sought to manage and maintain British global influence amidst rising nationalist movements.

Anthony EdenSupporting

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1955 to 1957, whose premiership was heavily defined by foreign policy crises and the shifting dynamics of the British Empire.

Harold MacmillanSupporting

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963, who famously recognized the 'wind of change' sweeping through Africa and oversaw a rapid acceleration of decolonisation.