Communist China's integration into world diplomatic and trading systems in the 1950s was troublesome: relations with British governments and British business interests were no exception. The book examines the origins of `Two Chinas', the impact of the Korean War and focuses above all on British government policy towards China. It argues that the most significant influence on government policy was the relationship between the state and business elites; a symbiotic relationship that coalesced around an imperial concern: Hong Kong.

This book examines the nature of Russia’s relations with the former Soviet states (FSS), in particular with countries which formed the Commonwealth of Independent States, in order to assess whether there has been a resurgence of Russian imperialism since the collapse of the USSR. The book sets out to determine whether Russian leaders have attempted to restore a sphere of influence over the former Soviet republics or whether Russia’s policies reflect a genuine desire to establish normal state-to-state relations with the new states. It adopts a comprehensive approach, analysing Russia’s policies towards the FSS across a broad range of areas: energy, trade and investment; military assistance, security provision and peacekeeping; conflict management, political support, and alliance formation. While not denying the Kremlin’s assertive role in the FSS, this book challenges the assumption that Russia has always intended to restore a sphere of influence over its ‘Near Abroad’. Rather, it argues that Russia’s policies are much more complex, multi-faceted, and often more incoherent than is often assumed. In essence, Russia's actions generally reflect a combination of legitimate state interests, enduring Soviet legacies, and genuine concerns over events unfolding along Russia’s borders. This book also shows that, at times, Great-Power nostalgia and a real difficulty with discarding Russia’s imperial legacy shapes Russia’s behaviour towards the FSS. This book will be of great interest to students of Russian politics and foreign policy, east European politics, and International Relations in general.

The first collection of interdisciplinary and comparative studies focusing on diverse interactions among African, Asian, and Oceanic peoples and German colonizers

From the John Holmes Library collection.

This Is A Highly Entertaining Account Of A Young English Gentleman`S Recent Travels In Many Of The Countries That Were Formerly In The British Empire. Without Dustjacket Otherwise A Clean And Tight Copy.

This study considers the ways in which postcolonial theory may be usefully adopted and adapted in order to provide an illuminating reading of Welsh writing in English. It also illustrates how the Anglophone literature of Wales challenges many of the assumptions and dogmas of postcolonial theory. In addition to dealing with theorists in the field, such as Frantz Fanon, Gayatri Spivak, and Homi Bhabha, the book also looks at the construction of Wales as a colonized nation in 20th-century literature. A wide range of subject matter is covered, including the work of Welsh missionaries in India, the policy of afforestation in Wales before and after World War II, the history of the campaigns for women’s rights in Wales, and the post-Darwinian racial theories of the 19th century. Some of the authors considered include R. S. Thomas, Emyr Humphreys, Peter Finch, and Gwyneth Lewis.

The author, a foreign correspondent in Moscow, 1922-1938, reports his findings on a recent trip to Russia and Eastern Europe.