Quest for Security - Sovereignty, Race, and the Defense of the British Empire, 1898-1931

Colonial hierarchy and race fueled rapid militarization in the British Empire that shaped the violent course of the twentieth century. This innovative study reveals the colonial backstory of a century that witnessed total war, resulting in new political norms that enthrone 'national security' as the dominating feature of contemporary politics.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Colonial federationism, security, and the South African War; 2. Lessons of South Africa: security and political culture in the British world, 1902-1906; 3. Security, race, and dominion status, 1907-1909; 4. The collapse of consensus and control, 1910-1914; 5. Race, conscription, and the meaning of sovereignty in war; 6. The sharp sickle: new realities of sovereignty in the British Empire, 1918-1926; Epilogue - the Statute of Westminster: a once and future sovereignty;

About the author

Jesse Tumblin is Visiting Assistant Professor and Core Renewal Fellow at Boston College, Massachusetts. He is a past winner of the Saki Ruth Dockrill Prize for International History from the Institute for Historical Research, London.

Summary

Colonial hierarchy and race fueled rapid militarization in the British Empire that shaped the violent course of the twentieth century. This innovative study reveals the colonial backstory of a century that witnessed total war, resulting in new political norms that enthrone 'national security' as the dominating feature of contemporary politics.

Product details

• Authors: Jesse Tumblin, Jesse (Boston College Tumblin
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2022
• EAN: 9781108712545
• ISBN: 978-1-108-71254-5
• No. of pages: 314
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; European History, British Empire, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, International Relations, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Colonialism & imperialism, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Colonialism and imperialism