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Constructing Post-Imperial Britain: Britishness, 'Race' and the Radical Left in the 1960s

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  1. Jodi Burkett

    1. University of Portsmouth, UK

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Jodi Burkett
      Pages 1-16

  3. Britain’s Changing International Position

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. British ‘Greatness’ after Empire

      • Jodi Burkett
      Pages 19-39

    3. Britain’s Relationships with Other Powers

      • Jodi Burkett
      Pages 40-56

    4. Hanging on to the Imperial Past

      • Jodi Burkett
      Pages 57-72

  4. Post-Imperial Britishness at Home

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
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    2. Claiming Centrality

      • Jodi Burkett
      Pages 75-94

    3. Views of the British People

      • Jodi Burkett
      Pages 95-110

    4. Imagining an Ideal Britain

      • Jodi Burkett
      Pages 111-130

  5. ‘Race’ and Post-Imperial Britishness

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. A Unified or Divided Left?

      • Jodi Burkett
      Pages 133-152

    3. Opposition to Racial Inequality Outside Britain

      • Jodi Burkett
      Pages 153-173

    4. Addressing ‘Race’ in Britain

      • Jodi Burkett
      Pages 174-195

  6. Conclusion

    1. Conclusion

      • Jodi Burkett
      Pages 196-199

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 200-250
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About this book

The end of empire shaped the way the British public saw their place in the world, society and the ethnic and racial boundaries of their nation. Focussing on some of the most controversial organisations of the 1960s, this book illuminates their central importance in constructing post-imperial Britain.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Portsmouth, UK

    Jodi Burkett

About the author

Jodi Burkett is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Portsmouth, UK. She has previously taught at the University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University, Leeds Metropolitan University and York University in Toronto, Canada where she received her PhD in 2009.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Constructing Post-Imperial Britain: Britishness, 'Race' and the Radical Left in the 1960s

  • Authors: Jodi Burkett

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137008916

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-00890-9Published: 11 April 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-43585-2Published: 01 January 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-00891-6Published: 11 April 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 250

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, Modern History, Social History, Imperialism and Colonialism

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