Alan Lennox-Boyd : a biography / Philip Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Philip, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lennox-Boyd, Alan, 1904-1983.

Lennox-Boyd, Alan.

Imperialism--Government policy.

History.

Imperialism.

Great Britain--Colonies--Administration--History--20th century.

Great Britain.

Colonies.

Administration.

Imperialism--Government policy--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Conservatism--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Conservatism.

Colonial administrators--Great Britain--Biography.

Colonial administrators.

Statesmen--Great Britain--Biography.

Statesmen.

Decolonization.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 276 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; New York : In the U.S. and Canada distributed by St. Martin's Press, 1999.

Summary:

"Alan Lennox-Boyd served as Colonial Secretary from 1954-1959 and was an outstanding holder of that office during this decisive period in the history of British decolonization and the end of empire. He was a towering figure both in terms of his place within Conservative Party history, where he represented a powerful and often right-wing trend within the party and in colonial policy, doubting the wisdom of the speed by which self-government was advancing. He considered British rule to be a benevolent force, yet during his period of office he played a key role in a number of major moves towards independence, including the decolonization of Cyprus."--BOOK JACKET. "Tracing the development of Lennox-Boyd's brand of Conservative politics, this biography presents a portrait of a highly complex man and a challenging reinterpretation of British colonial policy at this time."--BOOK JACKET.

Contents:

1 The Boyds of Merton Hall 1

2 The House 11

3 The Wrecker of Mid-Beds 22

4 Bad Company 35

5 Into the Blue 51

6 An Active Backbencher 73

7 Exile 86

8 Paradise Regained: Lennox-Boyd at the Colonial Office 102

9 Pocket Handkerchiefs: The Mediterranean and the Far East, 1954-56 113

10 'Ghosts Must be Silent': Africa and Suez, 1954-56 142

11 'All this "Liquidation of Colonialism"': Colonial Affairs, 1957-58 168

12 'A Great Administrative Disaster': Colonial Affairs, 1959 198

13 In a Perfect World 236.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-269) and index.

ISBN:

1860644066

OCLC:

42027664