Title The quest for security : sovereignty, race, and the defense of the British Empire, 1898-1931 / Jesse Tumblin

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020

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Description 1 online resource Contents Colonial federationism, security, and the South African War -- Lessons of South Africa : security and political culture in the British world, 1902-1906 -- Security, race, and Dominion status, 1907-1909 -- The collapse of consensus and control, 1910-1914 -- Race, conscription, and the meaning of sovereignty in war -- The sharp sickle : new realities of sovereignty in the British Empire, 1918-1926 -- Epilogue. The Statute of Westminster : a once and future sovereignty Summary "The British Empire entered the twentieth century in a state of crisis, with many in the legal establishment fearing that the British constitution could no longer cope with the complexity of imperial institutions. At the same time, the military establishment feared the empire was becoming impossible to defend from multiplying threats. In this innovative study, Jesse Tumblin shows how Britain and its largest colonies, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, and South Africa, were swept up in a collective effort to secure the Empire in the early twentieth century. The hierarchy of colonial politics created powerful incentives for colonies to militarize before World War I, reshaping their constitutional and racial relationships toward a dream beyond colonial status. The colonial backstory of a century of war and violence shows how these dreams made "security" the dominating feature of contemporary politics"-- Provided by publisher Notes Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--Boston College, 2016, titled The widening gyre : security, sovereignty, and the naking of modern statehood in the British Empire, 1898-1931 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Decolonization -- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 20th century Imperialism -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century Decolonization -- British colonies British colonies Imperialism -- Government policy SUBJECT Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 20th century Commonwealth countries -- History -- 20th century Subject Commonwealth countries Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2019031646 ISBN 9781108595742 110859574X 1108598781 9781108598781

Other Titles Widening gyre

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