Winding up the British Empire in the Pacific Islands / W. David McIntyre.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART I. Oceania Overview: 1. 'Imperialism, as such, is a newly coined word': Empire and Oceania -- 2. 'The task of "Empire un-building" is a difficult one': Decolonization -- 3. 'Britain's withdrawal east of Suez is also a withdrawal west of Panama': End of Empire in the Pacific: when, why, and how? -- PART II. Holding On: 4. 'A dramatic and liberal gesture': Attlee's Secret Smaller Territories Enquiry, 1949-51-- 5. 'Limbo', 'mezzanine status' or 'independence minus': Self-government within the Commonwealth in the 1950s -- 6. 'Something of a profit and loss account': Macmillan's Audit of Empire, 1957-59 -- PART III. Letting Go: 7. 'The Cold War Front is advancing upon Oceania': Pressures at the United Nations, 1960-61 -- 8. 'To Complete the process of decolonization as soon as possible': Responses to the UN Declaration on Colonialism, 1962-65 -- 9. 'Coming to the most difficult period of decolonization': The Lady Margaret Hall Conference, 1965 -- 10. 'A line would have to be drawn': The paradox of the expanding United Nations, 1965-70 -- PART IV. Winding Up -- 11. 'For us the British Empire is past history': Towards a retreat from 'Never-land': Tonga and Fiji, 1970 -- 12. 'Independence and self-government have the same value': Self-determination for Niue, 1970-74 -- 13. 'It is more blessed to go than be pushed': The 1973 Programme Analysis and Review -- 14. 'To encourage Australia and New Zealand to take a larger share': The Anzac role in decolonization -- 15. 'Liquidating colonial arrangements with as much speed as possible': Accelerated decolonization: (1) Solomon Islands -- 16. 'We cannot now apply the brakes': Accelerated decolonization: (2) Gilbert and Ellice Islands -- 17. 'The most difficult pre-independence conference we have had for a Pacific territory': Accelerated decolonization: (3) Kiribati and Banaba -- 18. 'The dying art of decolonization is difficult to pursue in a Condominium': Accelerated decolonization: (4) New Hebrides.