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Papers by Sidrah Rehman

Research paper thumbnail of Decolonization and Liberation in Africa

Africa and the United Nations system: …, 1998

Research paper thumbnail of British Labour Party Uses Humanitarian Assistance as a Means of International Diplomacy in the Twenty First Century, The

Research paper thumbnail of The political economy of imperialism, decolonization and development

British Journal of Political Science, 2011

Nations have historically sought power and prosperity through control of physical space. In recen... more Nations have historically sought power and prosperity through control of physical space. In recent decades, however, territorial empire has largely ceased. Most states that can take and hold territory no longer appear eager to do so, while the weak are unable to expand. Have powerful countries become "kinder and gentler," or has something fundamental changed about the logic of empire? We offer a theory of imperialism and decolonization that explains both historic cycles of expansion and decline and the demise of the urge to colonize. Technological shocks enable expansion, while rising labor costs and the dynamics of military technology gradually dilutes imperial advantage. At the same time, economic development has led to a secular decline in the payoffs for appropriating land, minerals, and capital. Once conquest no longer pays for great powers, the systemic imperative to vertically integrate production also becomes archaic.

Research paper thumbnail of The business and the politics of decolonization: the British experience in the twentieth century

The Economic History Review, 2000

... 544–564 The business and the politics of decolonization: the British experience in the twenti... more ... 544–564 The business and the politics of decolonization: the British experience in the twentieth century1 ... 3 For a classic statement of the neocolonialist approach, see Magdoff, 'Imperialism without colonies'. For a case study of Kenya, see Wasserman, Politics of decolonization. ...

Research paper thumbnail of STERLING AND DECOLONIZATION IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE, 1945–1958

Social and Economic Studies, 1999

... 10 M. Crowder, "The 1939-45 War and West Africa" in JF Ajayi and M Crowder, A Histo... more ... 10 M. Crowder, "The 1939-45 War and West Africa" in JF Ajayi and M Crowder, A History of West Africa, vol. ... the Colonial Office that it was neces sary for the opposition People's National Party (PNP) in Jamaica to 'purge' itselfof communists, "but Mr. Manley admirable though his ...

Research paper thumbnail of The African Queen? Republicanism and Defensive Decolonization in British Tropical Africa, 1958–64

Twentieth Century British History, 2003

... For one admittedly maverick figure on the right, the point was not merely that the British po... more ... For one admittedly maverick figure on the right, the point was not merely that the British political system was not for export: it was fun-damentally ill-suited to the task either of presiding over an ... 28 See, for example, PRO, CO 1032/390, Poynton to Stollard, 11 December 1962. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Human rights and decolonization: new perspectives and open questions

Humanity: An International Journal of Human Rights, …, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Britain's experience of empire in the twentieth century

... Roger Louis Ireland and the British Empire Kevin Kenny and Wm. Roger Louis Missions and Empir... more ... Roger Louis Ireland and the British Empire Kevin Kenny and Wm. Roger Louis Missions and Empire Norman Etherington Environment and Empire William Beinart and Lotte Hughes Australia's Empire Deryck Schreuder and Stuart Ward Settlers and Expatriates: Britons over the ...

Research paper thumbnail of British commercial interests and the decolonization process in Nigeria, 1950-60

African Economic History, 1994

... 10 See Dorothy Wellesley, Sir George Goldie, Founder of Nigeria (New York, 1977); JE Flint, C... more ... 10 See Dorothy Wellesley, Sir George Goldie, Founder of Nigeria (New York, 1977); JE Flint, Cecil Rhodes (Boston, 1974); JE Flint, Sir George Taubman Goldie and the Making of ModernNigeria (Oxford, 1960); DK Fieldhouse, Unilever Overseas (London, 1978); Sir Fred ...

Research paper thumbnail of The imperial factor in British strategies from Attlee to Macmillan, 1945–63

The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, 1984

... BRITISH STRATEGIES FROM ATTLEE TO MACMILLAN ... Perhaps the most suggestive image of this pro... more ... BRITISH STRATEGIES FROM ATTLEE TO MACMILLAN ... Perhaps the most suggestive image of this process was provided by events in Buganda, where the Kabaka's refusal to cooperate in the British plan for a Ugandan federation led to this long-standing ally of local colonial ...

Research paper thumbnail of Internal Decolonization? British Politics since Thatcher as Post‐colonial Trauma

Twentieth Century British History, 2003

Abstract In recent years a growing number of commentators, especially ones associated with the id... more Abstract In recent years a growing number of commentators, especially ones associated with the idea of a 'new imperial history', have argued that British politics and culture remained more heavily shaped by colonialism and decolonization than had previously conventionally ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume IV: The Twentieth Century

Research paper thumbnail of A comparative study of French and British decolonization

Comparative Studies in Society and History, 1978

Research paper thumbnail of Decolonization and African society: the labor question in French and British Africa

... in publication data Cooper, Frederick, 1947-Decolonization and African society: the labor que... more ... in publication data Cooper, Frederick, 1947-Decolonization and African society: the labor question in French and British Africa / Frederick Cooper ... and a preliminary indication of what they are uncovering can be found in the masters theses of Mor Sene, Oumar Gueye, and others ...

Research paper thumbnail of Decolonization and Liberation in Africa

Africa and the United Nations system: …, 1998

Research paper thumbnail of British Labour Party Uses Humanitarian Assistance as a Means of International Diplomacy in the Twenty First Century, The

Research paper thumbnail of The political economy of imperialism, decolonization and development

British Journal of Political Science, 2011

Nations have historically sought power and prosperity through control of physical space. In recen... more Nations have historically sought power and prosperity through control of physical space. In recent decades, however, territorial empire has largely ceased. Most states that can take and hold territory no longer appear eager to do so, while the weak are unable to expand. Have powerful countries become "kinder and gentler," or has something fundamental changed about the logic of empire? We offer a theory of imperialism and decolonization that explains both historic cycles of expansion and decline and the demise of the urge to colonize. Technological shocks enable expansion, while rising labor costs and the dynamics of military technology gradually dilutes imperial advantage. At the same time, economic development has led to a secular decline in the payoffs for appropriating land, minerals, and capital. Once conquest no longer pays for great powers, the systemic imperative to vertically integrate production also becomes archaic.

Research paper thumbnail of The business and the politics of decolonization: the British experience in the twentieth century

The Economic History Review, 2000

... 544–564 The business and the politics of decolonization: the British experience in the twenti... more ... 544–564 The business and the politics of decolonization: the British experience in the twentieth century1 ... 3 For a classic statement of the neocolonialist approach, see Magdoff, 'Imperialism without colonies'. For a case study of Kenya, see Wasserman, Politics of decolonization. ...

Research paper thumbnail of STERLING AND DECOLONIZATION IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE, 1945–1958

Social and Economic Studies, 1999

... 10 M. Crowder, "The 1939-45 War and West Africa" in JF Ajayi and M Crowder, A Histo... more ... 10 M. Crowder, "The 1939-45 War and West Africa" in JF Ajayi and M Crowder, A History of West Africa, vol. ... the Colonial Office that it was neces sary for the opposition People's National Party (PNP) in Jamaica to 'purge' itselfof communists, "but Mr. Manley admirable though his ...

Research paper thumbnail of The African Queen? Republicanism and Defensive Decolonization in British Tropical Africa, 1958–64

Twentieth Century British History, 2003

... For one admittedly maverick figure on the right, the point was not merely that the British po... more ... For one admittedly maverick figure on the right, the point was not merely that the British political system was not for export: it was fun-damentally ill-suited to the task either of presiding over an ... 28 See, for example, PRO, CO 1032/390, Poynton to Stollard, 11 December 1962. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Human rights and decolonization: new perspectives and open questions

Humanity: An International Journal of Human Rights, …, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Britain's experience of empire in the twentieth century

... Roger Louis Ireland and the British Empire Kevin Kenny and Wm. Roger Louis Missions and Empir... more ... Roger Louis Ireland and the British Empire Kevin Kenny and Wm. Roger Louis Missions and Empire Norman Etherington Environment and Empire William Beinart and Lotte Hughes Australia's Empire Deryck Schreuder and Stuart Ward Settlers and Expatriates: Britons over the ...

Research paper thumbnail of British commercial interests and the decolonization process in Nigeria, 1950-60

African Economic History, 1994

... 10 See Dorothy Wellesley, Sir George Goldie, Founder of Nigeria (New York, 1977); JE Flint, C... more ... 10 See Dorothy Wellesley, Sir George Goldie, Founder of Nigeria (New York, 1977); JE Flint, Cecil Rhodes (Boston, 1974); JE Flint, Sir George Taubman Goldie and the Making of ModernNigeria (Oxford, 1960); DK Fieldhouse, Unilever Overseas (London, 1978); Sir Fred ...

Research paper thumbnail of The imperial factor in British strategies from Attlee to Macmillan, 1945–63

The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, 1984

... BRITISH STRATEGIES FROM ATTLEE TO MACMILLAN ... Perhaps the most suggestive image of this pro... more ... BRITISH STRATEGIES FROM ATTLEE TO MACMILLAN ... Perhaps the most suggestive image of this process was provided by events in Buganda, where the Kabaka's refusal to cooperate in the British plan for a Ugandan federation led to this long-standing ally of local colonial ...

Research paper thumbnail of Internal Decolonization? British Politics since Thatcher as Post‐colonial Trauma

Twentieth Century British History, 2003

Abstract In recent years a growing number of commentators, especially ones associated with the id... more Abstract In recent years a growing number of commentators, especially ones associated with the idea of a 'new imperial history', have argued that British politics and culture remained more heavily shaped by colonialism and decolonization than had previously conventionally ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume IV: The Twentieth Century

Research paper thumbnail of A comparative study of French and British decolonization

Comparative Studies in Society and History, 1978

Research paper thumbnail of Decolonization and African society: the labor question in French and British Africa

... in publication data Cooper, Frederick, 1947-Decolonization and African society: the labor que... more ... in publication data Cooper, Frederick, 1947-Decolonization and African society: the labor question in French and British Africa / Frederick Cooper ... and a preliminary indication of what they are uncovering can be found in the masters theses of Mor Sene, Oumar Gueye, and others ...