A technocratic imperial state? The Colonial Office and scientific research, 1940-1960
Accounts of the history of British imperialism that talk of imperial ideology as the product of the beliefs of a class of 'gentlemanly' administrators and capitalists often fail to engage fully with the changed character of colonial policies after 1940. Most notable is a failure to appreci...
Main Author: | Clarke, S |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2007
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