The Rise, Decline and Future of the British Commonwealth

The Rise, Decline and Future of the British Commonwealth
Author: K. Srinivasan
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2005-11-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 0230248438

Written by a senior Indian diplomat who has until recently also served as Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General, this book provides a unique and far-reaching exploration of the British Commonwealth, and its impact since the second World War on the process of Britain adjusting to a world without Empire. Whither the Commonwealth now? What is its record of achievement; what are the benefits of membership to countries in terms of collective political influence, trade, investment, aid, travel and education? Can any practical good be envisaged for this nearly moribund post-colonial organization? Britain, which brought the association into being and is central to it, would have to play a key part in determining its future. But in coming to such decisions, the British Government faces great problems of perception, both from the Monarchy and the British public.

The Inside Story of the Modern Commonwealth

The Inside Story of the Modern Commonwealth
Author: Emeka Anyaoku
Publisher: Evans Brothers
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2004
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

The Inside Story is a fascinating account of life at the centre of the Commonwealth's administrative structure and a remarkable insight into how international diplomacy functions at the highest level. On his appointment, Emeka Anyaoku, embarked on a path of careful political diplomacy, often at odds with the more confrontational approach adopted by others, and put the Commonwealth at the centre of negotiating the peaceful rebuilding of a new democratic South Africa. The diplomatic skill, humour and determination that Emeka demonstrated in his handling of the this situation are trademarks of his career in service to the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth History in the Twenty-First Century

Commonwealth History in the Twenty-First Century
Author: Saul Dubow
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2020-07-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 3030417883

This edited collection draws together new historical writing on the Commonwealth. It features the work of younger scholars, as well as established academics, and highlights themes such as law and sovereignty, republicanism and the monarchy, French engagement with the Commonwealth, the anti-apartheid struggle, race and immigration, memory and commemoration, and banking. The volume focusses less on the Commonwealth as an institution than on the relevance and meaning of the Commonwealth to its member countries and peoples. By adopting oblique, de-centred, approaches to Commonwealth history, unusual or overlooked connections are brought to the fore while old problems are looked at from fresh vantage points – be this turning points like the relationship between ‘old’ and `new’ Commonwealth members from 1949, or the distinctive roles of major figures like Jawaharlal Nehru or Jan Smuts. The volume thereby aims to refresh interest in Commonwealth history as a field of comparative international history.

India and the Commonwealth 1885-1929

India and the Commonwealth 1885-1929
Author: S. R. Mehrotra
Publisher: Studies on Modern Asia and Africa
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781032153742

Originally published in 1965, the main theme of this work by an Indian author is the growth of the idea of Commonwealth in India from 1885, the year in which the Indian National Congress was organized, to 1929, when Congress declared 'complete independence' to be its goal.

Bodin: On Sovereignty

Bodin: On Sovereignty
Author: Jean Bodin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1992-04-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521349925

This volume translates four chapters of Bodin's Six livres de la république, a vast synthesis of comparative public law and politics.

Defining British Citizenship

Defining British Citizenship
Author: Rieko Karatani
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 429
Release: 2004-08-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1135762317

Unlike many nations Britain had not developed a national citizenship by the 20th century. Instead belonging in Britain was merely a function of allegiance to the Crown. This lack of definition was seen as beneficial. This title explores the implications of such vagueness as a new millennium begins.

State and Commonwealth

State and Commonwealth
Author: Noah Dauber
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2016-08-16
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0691170304

In the history of political thought, the emergence of the modern state in early modern England has usually been treated as the development of an increasingly centralizing and expansive national sovereignty. Recent work in political and social history, however, has shown that the state—at court, in the provinces, and in the parishes—depended on the authority of local magnates and the participation of what has been referred to as "the middling sort." This poses challenges to scholars seeking to describe how the state was understood by contemporaries of the period in light of the great classical and religious textual traditions of political thought. State and Commonwealth presents a new theory of state and society by expanding on the usual treatment of "commonwealth" in pre–Civil War English history. Drawing on works of theology, moral philosophy, and political theory—including Martin Bucer's De Regno Christi, Thomas Smith's De Republica Anglorum, John Case's Sphaera Civitatis, Francis Bacon's essays, and Thomas Hobbes's early works—Noah Dauber argues that the commonwealth ideal was less traditional than often thought. He shows how it incorporated new ideas about self-interest and new models of social order and stratification, and how the associated ideal of distributive justice pertained as much to the honors and offices of the state as to material wealth. Broad-ranging in scope, State and Commonwealth provides a more complete picture of the relationship between political and social theory in early modern England.

Multiculturalism in the British Commonwealth

Multiculturalism in the British Commonwealth
Author: Richard T. Ashcroft
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2019-07-12
Genre: History
ISBN: 0520971108

A free open access ebook is available upon publication. Learn more at www.luminosoa.org. Multiculturalism as a distinct form of liberal-democratic governance gained widespread acceptance after World War II, but in recent years this consensus has been fractured. Multiculturalism in the British Commonwealth examines cultural diversity across the postwar Commonwealth, situating modern multiculturalism in its national, international, and historical contexts. Bringing together practitioners from across the humanities and social sciences to explore the legal, political, and philosophical issues involved, these essays address common questions: What is postwar multiculturalism? Why did it come about? How have social actors responded to it? In addition to chapters on Australia, Britain, Canada, and New Zealand, this volume also covers India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Singapore, and Trinidad, tracing the historical roots of contemporary dilemmas back to the intertwined legacies of imperialism and liberalism. In so doing it demonstrates that multiculturalism has implications that stretch far beyond its current formulations in public and academic discourse.