ABSTRACT

Perspectives on Imperialism and Decolonization (1984) is a key collection of essays that analyse from many sides the growth and demise of Western imperialism. They examine imperial history, the experience of imperialism, and offer new thoughts on British decolonization.

chapter |6 pages

Freddie Madden

part I|48 pages

Perspectives on Imperial History

part II|70 pages

Imperial Experience: Sentiment, Demography and Power

chapter |22 pages

The March of Everyman

Mobility and the Imperial Census of 1901

part III|85 pages

Interpreting British Decolonization

chapter |18 pages

Transfer of Power in India

A ‘Re-statement’ of an Alternative Approach *

chapter |20 pages

The Mediator's Moment

Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru and the Antecedents to the Cripps Mission to India, 1940-42

chapter |23 pages

British Decolonization since 1945

A Pattern or a Puzzle?