Lord Hailey, the Colonial Office and the Politics of Race and Empire in the Seco: The Loss of White Prestige

By Suke Walton, Suke Wolton, Na Na

This book examines the response of British policy-makers to the collapse of belief in racial superiority, and with it the ideological basis of empire, following the fall of Singapore in 1942. The book studies the Anglo-American debate in which British officials, led by Lord Hailey, countered American criticisms of imperial rule by emphasizing economic development and peace-keeping as new, non-racial justifications for western authority. These are themes that have retained a powerful resonance on the post-war world.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312232144
• ISBN13: 9780312232146
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.9"