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Ends of British Imperialism: The Scramble for Empire, Suez, and Decolonization

William Roger Louis
I.B. Tauris
2006
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Summary: 
Tells the story of the British Empire from its late-nineteenth century flowering. This book traces the British Empire from the scramble for Africa through the Mandates system of 'sacred trust', the turbulent imperial history of the Second World War in Asia and finally to the the unstoppable mid-20th century rush to independence.
Language: 
English