Monarchy and the End of Empire - The House of Windsor, British Government, Postwar Commonwealth

Zusatztext Monarchy and the End of Empire is a traditional political study that examines in detail the dynamic relationships between and among the palace, Whitehall, and Commonwealth governments. This political focus is its greatest strength, as Murphy researches and writes this kind of history exceedingly well ... Murphy has thus provided not only a monograph that enriches and gives texture to our understanding of monarchy and Commonwealth but also one that demonstrates a need for more work on these topics, if we are to ever fully understand the process and results of decolonization. Klappentext Examines the relationship between the British government, the Palace, and the modern Commonwealth since 1945 and argues that the monarchy's relationship with the Commonwealth, which was initially promoted by the UK as a means of strengthening imperial ties, increasingly became an impediment to British foreign policy. Zusammenfassung Examines the relationship between the British government, the Palace, and the modern Commonwealth since 1945 and argues that the monarchy's relationship with the Commonwealth, which was initially promoted by the UK as a means of strengthening imperial ties, increasingly became an impediment to British foreign policy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and Acknowledgements 1: The Holy Family: an introduction 2: 'The Pivot of Empire': Monarchy and the Commonwealth, 1918-1945 3: 'A Common Act of Will': The Making of the New Commonwealth, 1945-1952 4: 'A Personal and Living Bond': Accession, Coronation, and Commonwealth Tour, 1952-1954 5: Winds of Change and the Royal Family 6: 'A poor sort of courtesy to Her Majesty': Republics, Realms and Rebels, 1960-1970 7: 'A Fragile Flower': Britain and the Headship of the Commonwealth 8: 'A Royal Duty': Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings in the 1970s 9: 'De-Dominionisation' in the 1970s 10: 'On Her Own': The Queen and the Commonwealth in the 1980s 11: The Fall and Rise of the Royal Commonwealth Bibliography ...

Summary

Examines the relationship between the British government, the Palace, and the modern Commonwealth since 1945 and argues that the monarchy's relationship with the Commonwealth, which was initially promoted by the UK as a means of strengthening imperial ties, increasingly became an impediment to British foreign policy.

Product details

• Authors: Philip Murphy, Philip (Director Murphy, Murphy Philip
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.11.2015
• EAN: 9780198757696
• ISBN: 978-0-19-875769-6
• No. of pages: 258
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / Historiography, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, International Relations, Political structure & processes, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Colonialism and imperialism, Political structure and processes, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), National liberation and independence