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A Guide to the Contemporary Commonwealth

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  • © 2001

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Authors:
  1. W. David McIntyre

    1. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

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      Pages 1-4

  3. Historical Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. Origins and Meanings

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      Pages 7-10

    3. Dominion Status and the 1926 Declaration

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      Pages 11-16

    4. Republic Status and the 1949 Declaration

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      Pages 17-20

    5. The Secretariat and the 1971 Declaration

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      Pages 21-27

  4. Shadows of Decolonisation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29
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    2. Rhodesia’s UDI and the Crisis of the 1960s

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      Pages 31-37

    3. Apartheid and the Crisis of the 1980s

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      Pages 38-43

  5. Symbolic Commonwealth

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 45-45
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    2. The Head of the Commonwealth

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      Pages 47-57

    3. The Logo, the Venue and the Argot

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      Pages 58-65

  6. Political Commonwealth

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
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    2. Membership

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      Pages 69-77

    3. At the Summit — Chogms

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      Pages 78-85

    4. Ethos, Values and the 1991 Declaration

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      Pages 86-92

    5. Below the Summit

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      Pages 93-100

    6. Rediscovery and the Generation Gap

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      Pages 101-111

    7. Globalisation, Small States and Regionalism

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      Pages 112-126
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About this book

This lucid guide meets the need, so often expressed in the 1990s, for an up-to-date assessment of the contemporary Commonwealth. It has a succinct section on its historical background and gives more attention than any previous works to symbols and to the 'People's Commonwealth' of voluntary organizations, sports and business. It highlights critical questions of balance that have emerged between the relative roles of governments and official agencies, voluntary associations, and private business.

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  • University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

    W. David McIntyre

About the author

W. DAVID MCINTYRE OBE is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Author of twelve books on Commonwealth and New Zealand history which include Colonies into Commonwealth, (1966), and British Decolonization, (1998), he was also Correspondent for the New Zealand International Review.

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