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Party politics and decolonization : the Conservative Party and British colonial policy in tropical Africa, 1951-1964

Title: Party politics and decolonization : the Conservative Party and British colonial policy in tropical Africa, 1951-1964 / Philip Murphy.
Author: Murphy, Philip, 1965-
Publication: Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.

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Description

xii, 259 pages; 23 cm.

Summary

This book explores the relationship between Conservative party politics and British colonial policy in tropical Africa during the unbroken period of Conservative government from 1951 to 1964. Based particularly on recently released documentary evidence, much of it never before published, Philip Murphy's study traces the development of Conservative attitudes towards Britain's role as a colonial power and describes reactions within the party to the rapid British withdrawal from Africa following the 1959 General Election. Making a clear distinction between the Conservative party and the machinery of government over which Conservative ministers presided, Dr Murphy examines how the party itself exercised a direct influence over the struggle for power between competing interest groups within the African colonies. He assesses the links between the Conservatives and the so-called 'multi-racial' parties, intended by Britain to play an important part in political development in Africa, and the ties between Conservative politicians and British businessmen active in the continent. Dr Murphy's analysis makes an important contribution to the debate on the process of decolonization, highlighting the variety of ways in which metropolitan party politics could influence the transfer of power.

Series Statement

Oxford historical monographs

Uniform Title

Oxford historical monographs.

Subjects

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-251) and index.

Contents

Introduction: British Decolonization in Context, 1951-1964 -- 1. British Party Politics and the Policy-Making Process. African Decolonization and Executive Decision-Making. Party Politics and Decolonization -- 2. The Conservative Party and Empire, 1945-1951. Post-War Readjustments. Empire and the Cold War. 'The Three Unities'. Colonial Development Policy. Political Change in the Colonies. Reactions to the Conservative Victory of 1951. Conservative Imperial Policy in 1951 -- 3. The Conservative Party and Settler Pressure. European Settlers in British Africa. Blundell and the New Kenya Party. European Resistance to Change in Kenya. The Central African Federation. Settler Lobbying -- 4. The Conservative Party and Business Interests. Political Parties and Economic Interests. Business and the Conservative Party. Business Pressure Groups. Business Pressure in the Gold Coast and Katanga. Business Influence on Conservative Colonial Policy -- 5. Central Office Involvement in Colonial Policy. Party Discipline and the Management of Information. Central Office and Public Relations. The Conservative Research Department. Conservative Intervention in Africa -- 6. The Context of Conservative Discussions of Colonial Policy. The Conference System. The Committee System. The Conservative Commonwealth Council. Policy Committees, 1957-1959. 'Open' and 'Closed' Discussion Groups -- 7. Conservative Reactions to Rapid Decolonization in East and Central Africa.

ISBN

0198205058
9780198205050

LCCN

94020562

OCLC

ocm30594140
30594140
SCSB-2051976

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library