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Historians and the Making of the British Commonwealth of Nations, 1907-48

ISBN: 0230227813
ISBN 13: 9780230227811
Autor: McIntyre, W David
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: xvi, 377 S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 22.04.2009
Auflage: 1/2009
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: Gebunden

Adds to current debates about ‚Britishness‘, sovereignty and independence Examines the role of the monarchy as a symbol of unity Includes explanations of political terms

Artikelnummer: 9050282 Kategorie:

Beschreibung

Shows the role of historians in making 'Dominion' status, which combined autonomy with unity and provided the peaceful route by which Canada, Australia and New Zealand gained their independence within the British Commmonwealth of Nations, while South Africa, the Irish Free State and India, also Dominions, chose to become republics.

Autorenporträt

W. DAVID MCINTYRE OBE, is a leading authority on the history of the Commonwealth, and author of over a dozen books, including Colonies into Commonwealth and A Guide to the Contemporary Commonwealth. He has also personally reported on Commonwealth Heads of Government and other Ministerial meetings for twenty years.

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