McIntyre, W. David  1932-, <br/><br/>
Winding up the British Empire in the Pacific Islands / 
W. David McIntyre. 
 - First edition. 
 - xi, 278 pages ;  24 cm. 
 - The Oxford history of the British Empire. Companion series .
 - Oxford history of the British Empire companion series .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Oceania Overview:  'Imperialism, as such, is a newly coined word': Empire and Oceania --  'The task of "Empire un-building" is a difficult one': Decolonization --  'Britain's withdrawal east of Suez is also a withdrawal west of Panama': End of Empire in the Pacific: when, why, and how? --  Holding On:  'A dramatic and liberal gesture': Attlee's Secret Smaller Territories Enquiry, 1949-51--  'Limbo', 'mezzanine status' or 'independence minus': Self-government within the Commonwealth in the 1950s --  'Something of a profit and loss account': Macmillan's Audit of Empire, 1957-59 --  Letting Go:  'The Cold War Front is advancing upon Oceania': Pressures at the United Nations, 1960-61 --  'To Complete the process of decolonization as soon as possible': Responses to the UN Declaration on Colonialism, 1962-65 --  'Coming to the most difficult period of decolonization': The Lady Margaret Hall Conference, 1965 --  'A line would have to be drawn': The paradox of the expanding United Nations, 1965-70 --  Winding Up --  'For us the British Empire is past history': Towards a retreat from 'Never-land': Tonga and Fiji, 1970 --  'Independence and self-government have the same value': Self-determination for Niue, 1970-74 --  'It is more blessed to go than be pushed': The 1973 Programme Analysis and Review --  'To encourage Australia and New Zealand to take a larger share': The Anzac role in decolonization --  'Liquidating colonial arrangements with as much speed as possible': Accelerated decolonization: (1) Solomon Islands --  'We cannot now apply the brakes': Accelerated decolonization: (2) Gilbert and Ellice Islands --  'The most difficult pre-independence conference we have had for a Pacific territory': Accelerated decolonization: (3) Kiribati and Banaba --  'The dying art of decolonization is difficult to pursue in a Condominium': Accelerated decolonization: (4) New Hebrides.  PART I.  1.  2.  3.  PART II.  4.  5.  6.  PART III.  7.  8.  9.  10.  PART IV.  11.  12.  13.  14.  15.  16.  17.  18. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780198702436 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Decolonization--Islands of the Pacific
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Great Britain--Foreign relations--Oceania<br/>Oceania--Foreign relations--Great Britain
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>325.341