The Britannic Vision: Historians and the Making of the British Commonwealth of Nations, 1907-48

Shows the role of historians in making 'Dominion' status, which combined autonomy with unity and provided the peaceful route by which Canada, Australia and New Zealand gained their independence within the British Commmonwealth of Nations, while South Africa, the Irish Free State and India, also Dominions, chose to become republics.

Author: W. David McIntyre
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 05/01/2009
Pages: 377
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780230227811

About the Author
W. DAVID MCINTYRE OBE, is a leading authority on the history of the Commonwealth, and author of over a dozen books, including Colonies into Commonwealth and A Guide to the Contemporary Commonwealth. He has also personally reported on Commonwealth Heads of Government and other Ministerial meetings for twenty years.