Harold Macmillan's 'Wind of Change' speech, delivered to the South African parliament in Cape Town at the end of a landmark six-week African tour, presaged the end of the British Empire in Africa. This book, the first to focus on Macmillan's 'Wind of Change', comprises a series of essays by leading historians in the field.
Author Biography:
Simon Ball, Professor, University of Leeds, UK
Saul Dubow, Professor, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
Stephen Howe, Senior Research Fellow, University of Bristol, UK
John Kent, scholar
Joanna Lewis, Lecturer, LSE, UK
Sue Onslow, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies
Nicholas Owen, Lecturer, University of Oxford, UK
Martin Shipway, Former Head of the Department, Birkbeck, University of London, UK
Simon C. Smith, Reader, University of Hull, UK
Martin Thomas, Professor, University of Exeter, UK
Richard Toye, Professor, University of Exeter, UK