Redefining the Bonds of Commonwealth, 1939-1948 - (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies) by F McKenzie (Hardcover)

About the Book

This book examines the redefinition of the Commonwealth in the 1940s in response to the emergence of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa as independent and discrete actors in international affairs.

Book Synopsis

This work is a path-breaking study of the changing attitudes of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to Britain and the Commonwealth in the 1940s and the effect of those changes on their individual and collective standing in international affairs. The focus is imperial preference, the largest discriminatory tariff system in the world and a potent symbol of Commonwealth unity. It is based on archival research in Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

About the Author

FRANCINE MCKENZIE is Assistant Professor in the History Department at the University of Western Ontario. She has published articles on the political and economic relations of the Commonwealth.