Lord Hailey, the Colonial Office and the Politics of Race and Empire in the Seco: The Loss of White Prestige (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780312232146)

This book examines the response of British policy-makers to the collapse of belief in racial superiority, and with it the ideological basis of empire, following the fall of Singapore in 1942. The book studies the Anglo-American debate in which British officials, led by Lord Hailey, countered American criticisms of imperial rule by emphasizing economic development and peace-keeping as new, non-racial justifications for western authority. These are themes that have retained a powerful resonance on the post-war world.

Author: Na Na
ISBN-10: 0312232144
ISBN-13: 9780312232146
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 09/30/2000
Pages: 221
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.86h x 5.68w x 0.81d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2001 pg. 1131
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2001 pg. 22