{"product_id":"2026200012655-secondhand-colonial-issues-in-british-politics-1945-1961-from-colonial-development-to-wind-of-change","title":"Colonial Issues In British Politics 1945-1961: From 'Colonial Development' To 'Wind Of Change'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the turbulent decades following the Second World War, the British Empire stood at a crossroads, and David Goldsworthy's Colonial Issues in British Politics 1945–1961 chronicles the fierce parliamentary and ideological battles that shaped Britain's retreat from empire. Spanning the pivotal period from the optimistic post-war rhetoric of 'Colonial Development' to Harold Macmillan's seismic 'Wind of Change' speech, the work presents a meticulous account of how colonial policy was debated, contested, and ultimately transformed within the corridors of Westminster. Goldsworthy draws on a rich body of primary sources to map the shifting alliances between Conservative and Labour politicians, illustrating how imperial decline was as much a story of domestic political calculation as it was of nationalist movements abroad.\n\nA landmark work in the historiography of British decolonisation, this study argues that colonial affairs were far from a peripheral concern in post-war British politics — they were, in fact, a crucible in which questions of national identity, economic survival, and moral authority were relentlessly forged. Goldsworthy's prose is precise and authoritative, bringing scholarly rigour to a subject that resonates far beyond its historical moment. For anyone seeking to understand how one of history's greatest empires unravelled through the machinery of democratic politics, this volume poses a question that lingers long after the final page: was Britain's end of empire a triumph of pragmatism, or a failure of conviction?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130987913435,"sku":"2026200012655-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/46a3fad2-46d7-4c6c-911c-dffc8656d42a.png?v=1786593721","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200012655-secondhand-colonial-issues-in-british-politics-1945-1961-from-colonial-development-to-wind-of-change","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}