Anna Bocking-Welch

British civic society at the end of empire

Decolonisation, globalisation, and international responsibility

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Produktbeschreibung

The end of the empire and the legacies of Britainâ s imperial past have shaped how the British public interact with the outside world. This book shows how the international activities of civic associations in the 1960s can help us to understand the impact of decolonisation on the British publicâ s sense of international responsibility. -- .

Produktdetails

• Studies in Imperialism
• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 338g
• ISBN-13: 9781526151674
• ISBN-10: 1526151677
• Artikelnr.: 58585817

Autorenporträt

Anna Bocking-Welch is Lecturer in British and Imperial History at the University of Liverpool

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 Imperial lives and Commonwealth visions 2 International
mobility and the pursuit of informed understanding 3 Friendship,
hospitality, and the hierarchies of affective international relationships 4
Philanthropic connections and Britain's 'lost vocation' 5 Christian
responsibility in a shrinking world Conclusion Index