Skip to main content alibris logo

Imperialism at Bay: The United States and the Decolonization of the British Empire, 1941-1945

by

Write The First Customer Review
Imperialism at Bay: The United States and the Decolonization of the British Empire, 1941-1945 - Louis, William Roger
Filter Results
Shipping
Item Condition
Seller Rating
Other Options
Change Currency

This book examines the wartime controversies between Britain and America about the future of the colonial world, and considers the ethical, military, and economic forces behind imperialism during World War II. It concludes that, for Britain, there was a revival of the sense of colonial mission; the Americans, on the other hand, felt justified in creating a strategic fortress in the Pacific Islands while carrying the torch of "international trusteeship" throughout the rest of the world--a scheme that Churchill and others ...

loading
Imperialism at Bay: The United States and the Decolonization of the British Empire, 1941-1945 1987, Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN-13: 9780198229728

Trade paperback

Imperialism at Bay: The United States and the Decolonization of the British Empire 1941-1945 1978, Oxford University Press, USA, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780198211259

Hardcover