Overview
- Provides a scholarly account of Duncan Sandys’ political career, contextualising his influence in the broader political landscape of the 1960s
- Contributes to the lively debate and emerging studies on the impact of the end of empire in Britain
- Offers a new interpretation of the impact of decolonisation on the racial attitude of the Conservative Right
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies (CIPCSS)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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About this book
This book throws new light on the impact of informal ‘old boy’ networks on British decolonisation. Duncan Sandys was one of the leading Conservative politicians of the middle decades of twentieth-century Britain. He was also a key figure in the Harold Macmillan’s ‘Winds of Change’ policy of decolonisation, serving as Secretary for the Colonies and Commonwealth Relations from 1960 to 1964. When he lost office he fought strenuously to undermine the new Labour Government’s attempts to accelerate colonial withdrawal and improve race relations in Britain. Sandys developed important private business interests in Africa and intervened personally through both public and official channels on the question of Rhodesia, Commonwealth immigration and the ‘East of Suez’ withdrawal in the late 1960s. This book will appeal to students of decolonisation and twentieth-century British politics alike.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Peter Brooke studied at Christ’s College, Cambridge and King’s College, London and now teaches colonial and modern British political history at King’s College, London, UK. Previously he held the Archives By-Fellowship at Churchill College, Cambridge. Peter has also published on Enoch Powell and the politics of immigration in 1960s.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Duncan Sandys and the Informal Politics of Britain’s Late Decolonisation
Authors: Peter Brooke
Series Title: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65160-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-65159-0Published: 20 November 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87962-8Published: 31 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-65160-6Published: 08 November 2017
Series ISSN: 2635-1633
Series E-ISSN: 2635-1641
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 271
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations
Topics: Imperialism and Colonialism, History of Britain and Ireland, Political History, Modern History