TY  - BOOK
AU  - McIntyre,W.David
TI  - Winding up the British Empire in the Pacific Islands
T2  - The Oxford history of the British Empire. Companion series
SN  - 9780198702436
U1  - 325.341 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Decolonization
KW  - Islands of the Pacific
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - Oceania
N1  - 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
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