Recounts the end of British colonialism and the political events leading to the independence of India, Palestine, Malaya, Iran, Egypt, Aden, Cyprus, Gold Coast, Kenya, and Rhodesia
Author(s): Brian Lapping
Edition: 1
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Year: 1985
Language: English
Pages: 576
List of Maps vii
List of Illustrations viii
Acknowledgements xi
Preface xiii
Introduction: The Route to Independence 1
1 India 17
The Second Choice, 1497-1906 18
Fancy Franchises, 1906-1939 35
The Emergence of Mr Jinnah, 1939-March 1947 50
Divide and Quit, March-August 1947 69
After Independence 97
2 Palestine 104
Careless Promises, 1915-1939 105
The Wasps’ Nest, 1939-1948 114
After Independence 144
3 Malaya 149
Raffles, Rubber etc., 1511-1945 149
The Red Menace, 1945-1960 158
After Independence 187
4 Iran 191
The Sands Run Out, 539 BC-1948 AD 192
The Man in Pyjamas, 1948-1953 204
After the British 223
5 Egypt 227
From the Pharaohs to Farouk, 1198 BC-1945 AD 227
Anthony Eden and Gamal Abdel Nasser, 1945-1956 244
6 Aden 278
The Busiest Port, 1276—1956 278
To the Helicopters, 1956-1967 283
After Independence 310
7 Cyprus 311
A Greek Dream, 1878—1954 311
‘Never’, 1954-1960 317
After Independence 349
8 Gold Coast 353
The Slave Trade and After, 1475-1947 353
‘Seek Ye First the Political Kingdom’, 1948-1957 366
Ghana After Independence 390
9 Kenya 397
A Settlers’ Dream: the Last White Dominion,
1890-1948 398
Mau Mau and its Consequences, 1948-1963 405
After Independence 444
10 Rhodesia 446
Offspring of South Africa, 1652-1947 446
All things to All Men: the Federation, 1947-1963 459
From UDI to Zimbabwe, 1963-1980 490
Epilogue 536
Bibliography 539
Index 551
