Table of Contents

Keith Robbins: Introduction: Halfway House - Isles and Empire over half a century 1: Keith Jeffery: British Isles/British Empire: dual mandate/dual identity 2: Duncan Tanner: Electing the governors/the governance of the elect 3: Keith Robbins: The British Way and Purpose 4: Siân Nicholas: Being British: creeds and cultures 5: David Dutton: Unity and disunity: the price of victory 6: W.R. Garside: Declining advantage: the British economy 7: Rodney Lowe: Riches, poverty, and progress Keith Robbins: Conclusion: decline and progress Further Reading Chronology Maps Index

About the Author

Keith Robbins is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, Lampeter, and Senior Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales. His publications include The First World War (OUP 1985) and A Bibliography of British History 1914-1989 (OUP 1996).