Lord Hailey, the Colonial Office and the Politics of Race and Empire in the Second World War

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 a

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Lord Hailey, the Colonial Office and the Politics of Race and Empire in the Second World War The Loss of White Prestige Suke Wolton

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First published in Great Britain 2000 by

MACMILLAN PRESS LTD Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and London Companies and representatives throughout the world A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978-1-349-42040-7 DOI 10.1057/9780230514768

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First published in the United States of America 2000 by ST. MARTIN’S PRESS, INC., Scholarly and Reference Division, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wolton, Suke, 1962– Lord Hailey, the Colonial Office and the politics of race and empire in the Second World War : the loss of white prestige / Suke Wolton. p. cm. — (St. Antony’s series) Based on the author’s thesis (doctoral). Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. World War, 1939–1945—Diplomatic history. 2. Hailey, William Malcolm Hailey, Baron, 1872–1969. 3. Great Britain—Colonies. 4. Race relations– –Political aspects. I. Title. II. Series. D750 .W35 2000 940.53'2—dc21 99–086154 © Suke Wolton 2000 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 0LP. Any person who does any unautho