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The Dependent Empire, 1900-1948: Colonies, Protectorates, and Mandates Select Documents on the Constitutional History of the British Empire and Commonwealth Volume VII (Documents in Imperial History)
The Dependent Empire 19001948 Colonies Protectorates and Mandates Select Documents on the Constitutional History of the British Empire and Commonwealth Volume VII - Documents in Imperial History Author:John Darwin, Frederick Madden, Gowher Rizvi The penultimate volume in this documentary series covers the first part of the 20th century decolonization of the British Empire, concluding with Ceylon's independence. It illustrates constitutional developments in the West Indies, Mauritius and Seychelles, Hong Kong, Fiji, the Western Pacific, Gibraltar, the Falklands, and Africa, and both adva... more »nce and retreat in Malta and Cyprus. It covers Egypt and the mandates of Palestine, Transjordania, and Mesopotamia. The introduction shows the changes in attitudes to and contents of colonial rule during the period. The concluding date saw Ceylon's membership in the Commonwealth, an abortive union of Malaya replaced by a federation, a failed initiative in Cyprus, abortive reform in Hong Kong, treaty revision in Egypt, policy change in the Sudan, and the establishment of Israel.« less