The Colonial Policy of British Imperialism

Author: Ralph Winstone FoxForeword/Introduction: Ian TalbotPublisher: Oxford University PressYear: 2008Language: EnglishPages: 156ISBN/UPC (if available): 9780195476583 DescriptionThis book, written in 1933, in the dying years of British imperialism in India and elsewhere, seeks to explain from the common person's point of view how the British Empire was created, how it was ruled, and the condition of its people. At the time it was written Britain was hard hit by the Depression and among the questions being regularly raised in the country were issues of British naval supremacy, empire trade and ‘imperial self-sufficiency’. The author argues that British capitalism based on imperial monopoly is in crisis. He also argues that the question of socialism in Britain is determined by the exploitation of the colonial peoples. He believes, therefore, that there is an intimate connection between the national liberation of the peoples of the empire and the struggle of the British working class.Th