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Britain's Experience of Empire in the Twentieth Century

Andrew Thompson

Print publication date: 2011

Print ISBN-13: 9780199236589

Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: January 2012

DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199236589.001.0001

The Empire and British Politics

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(p. 161 ) 5 The Empire and British Politics
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Britain's Experience of Empire in the Twentieth Century
Author(s):

Richard Whiting

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Oxford University Press
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199236589.003.0005

This chapter examines the place of imperial questions in British party politics and explains their persistence and drama within the context of a commitment to self‐government. The significance of moderate Conservatism for approaches to empire is established, and the chapter covers events in India, the Middle East, and Africa. It concludes by establishing Margaret Thatcher as an exemplar of Britain's eventual detachment from empire.

Keywords:   party politics, Conservatism, Africa, India, Middle East, Margaret Thatcher

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