The British Commonwealth of Nations (Classic Reprint): A Study of Its Past and Future Development - Couverture souple

H. Duncan Hall

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330841468 ISBN 13 : 9781330841464

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explores the ideas behind shaping a post‑war British Commonwealth of Nations and how free, equal member states can cooperate on global issues.

Drawing on debates from the 1917 Constitutional Resolution through to the post‑war settlement, this discussion outlines the move from dependency to equal nationhood for the Dominions. It explains how continuous consultation leads to concerted group action, while preserving the autonomy and voice of each state. The text also looks at practical machinery for cooperation and the Dominions’ evolving roles in international questions, from the League of Nations to post‑war diplomacy.

• Foundations: equality of nationhood and the shift away from old imperial dependency.
• Cooperation: how ongoing consultation translates into collective action on shared concerns.
• Institutional design: the governance structures needed for seamless group action.
• Real‑world impact: how Dominions gained separate membership in the League and related bodies.

Ideal for readers interested in imperial history, constitutional development, and the dynamics of international cooperation.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A iNTA BARBAIIA PREFACE THE problems of government presented by the British Empire fall roughly into three great categories :(i) problems of national government, (2) problems of imperial government, (3) problems of international government. Into the first category fall questions centring in and chiefly concerning some one member of the group of five self-governing States, namely, the United Kingdom, Canada, A ustra Ua, South A frica, and New Zealand. Into the second category fall questions arising out of the relationships between these self-governing States and their dependencies (e.g., as between the United Kingdom and I ndia, or the Crown Colonies, Protectorates, Mandated Territories, etc. ;or as between A ustra Ua and Papua, or New Zealand and Samoa, or South Africa and late German South-W est A frica). Into the third category fall questions arising out of the mutual relationships of the group of five States already mentioned. It is with this third category, the problem of international government presented by the relationships between the Dominions and the United Kingdom, that this book is mainly concerned. I ts aim is to trace the rise of this problem, to give a critical account of the momentous developments of the last few years, to investigate the various aspects of the problem as it faces us to-day, and to suggest the general lines along which the British Commonwealth should develop in the future, not merely in respect of its internal relations, but also in respect of its relations with the all-inclusive League of Nations. The British Commonwealth has now reached the third of the three great turning-points in its development. The first was the American Revolution, and the second the grant of a limited Responsible Government to Canada.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330841468
• ISBN 13: 9781330841464
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 420
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