Imperialism At Bay - The United States and the Decolonization of the British Empire 1941-45

Zusatztext Louis' book, as full of wit and insight as it is of information, will instruct every modern historian. Klappentext This book examines the wartime controversies between Britain and America about the future of the colonial world! and considers the ethical! military! and economic forces behind imperialism during World War II. It concludes that! for Britain! there was a revival of the sense of colonial mission; the Americans! on the other hand! felt justified in creating a strategic fortress in the Pacific Islands while carrying the torch of "international trusteeship" throughout the rest of the world--a scheme that Churchill and others viewed as a cloak for American expansion. Zusammenfassung Louis examines the wartime controversies between Britain and America over the future of the colonial world, and considers the ethical, military, and economic forces behind imperialism during World War II.

Product details

• Authors: William Roger Louis, Wm Roger Louis, Wm. Roger Louis
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.10.1986
• EAN: 9780198229728
• ISBN: 978-0-19-822972-8
• No. of pages: 610
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Colonialism & imperialism, British & Irish history, Colonialism and imperialism, History of the Americas