Macmillan and the wind of change in Africa, 1957–1960
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8959503 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ritchie Ovendale (University of Wales, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 455-477 |
| Publication date | 1995-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Historical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-246X • E-ISSN: 1469-5103 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0018246x00019506 |
| OpenAlex | W2284661624 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 9 |
Based on the recently released documents in the Public Record Office, London, this article is concerned with examining the reasons behind the shift in the British approach towards decolonization in Africa signalled by Macmillan's ‘wind of change’ speech to the South African parliament on 3 February 1960. The documents suggest that the British decision to abdicate in Africa was partly due to international considerations, and to Cold War politics and the need to prevent Soviet penetration in Africa. The change from ‘multi-racialism’ to ‘non-racialism’ can be attributed to the influence of the commonwealth relations office under Lord Home, and an initiative from the leader of the Africa Capricorn society, David Stirling. The emphasis on the need for Britain to pursue the same policy in all of Africa can also be traced to the commonwealth relations office. Macmillan, himself was influenced by the ‘moral’ aspect, by the policies pursued by the Belgians in the Congo, but above all by the failure of French policy in Algeria
Commonwealth · Decolonization · Development economics · Economic history · Economics · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African history and culture studies · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · History · Law · Public Administration · South African History and Culture
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The Demise of the Federation
The United States, Britain, and the Problem of Rhodesian Independence, 1964-1965
The impossible concept
The Wind of Change’
The geopolitics of dependent development in Central Africa
Comparing British and American conservatisms through the prism of African development
Business and British Decolonisation
Southern Rhodesia and Britain’s Discriminatory Sterling Area
Keeping Britain ‘in the Fore’
Further Thoughts on the Imperial Endgame and Britain's Dirty Wars
Britain and the Angolan revolt of 1961
The International Context of Secularization in England
Britain and Portuguese Africa, 1961–65
Britain, the united states, and the demise of the central African federation, 1959–63
Internal security and decolonization in Kenya, 1956–63
Macmillan, Verwoerd, and the 1960 ‘Wind of Change’ Speech
Suez and Britain's Decline as a World Power
| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2023 (25) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |