The rise, decline, and future of the British Commonwealth

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List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction PART 1: THE NEHRU COMMONWEALTH The Immediate Post-War Period India and Pakistan Burma Ceylon Malaya Britain, the Commonwealth and Asian Independence Defence The United States of America and Empire The West Indies Federation The Suez Crisis and Its Aftermath The Middle East and Cyprus PART 2: THE AFRICAN COMMONWEALTH British Africa South Africa The Central African Federation and Rhodesia Britain, the Commonwealth and Independent Africa Economic Matters Britain's Entry to the EEC Immigration and Citizenship PART 3: SOME OTHER 'COMMONWEALTHS' The OIF, the CPLP, the OEI and the Dutch PART 4: NOBODY'S COMMONWEALTH? The Position of the Crown Domestic and Public Opinion Media Comments through the Years Knowledge of the Modern Commonwealth The House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Report, 1995-96 The 'Commonwealth Factor' in Trade and Economic Relations A New Agenda for the Old Commonwealth The Commonwealth Today - and Tomorrow Notes Bibliography Index