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Britain, India, and the United Nations: colonialism and the development of international governance, 1945–1960 *
Daniel Gorman
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13 October 2014, pp. 471-490
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This article argues that the manner by which colonial societies achieved independence as sovereign states in the late 1940s and 1950s fundamentally shaped the parallel emergence of ideas and institutions of international governance, particularly at the newly created United Nations. Using Anglo-Indian relations as its primary focus, it argues that the internationalization of imperialism was particularly evident in two areas: postcolonial states’ negotiation of relations with their former colonial power within the UN system; and the influence of colonialism on international governance, particularly through the idea and practice of planning. The article assesses these developments through an analysis of British debates about United Nations membership for postcolonial states, India's role at the San Francisco Conference in 1945 where the United Nations was formed, India's campaign for a seat on the Security Council and its engagement with ECOSOC, the applicability of existing international conventions to postcolonial states, and the transfer of the ideal of planning from colonial to international governance.

Empires in world history: power and the politics of difference By Jane Burbank and Frederick Cooper. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2010. Pp. xiv + 511. 39 illustrations, 39 maps. Hardback £39.95, ISBN 978-0-691-12708-8; paperback £17.95, ISBN 978-0-691-15236-3.
Jon Wilson
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13 October 2014, pp. 491-492
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Strategies for writing global history - A world connecting, 1870–1945 Edited by Emily S. Rosenberg. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2012. History of the World series. Pp. 1168. 62 b/w illustrations, 16 maps, 16 tables. Hardback £29.95, ISBN 978-0-674-04721-1.
John Breuilly
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23 May 2014, pp. 314-321
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The world that trade created: society, culture, and the world economy, 1400 to the present By Kenneth Pomeranz and Steven Topik. Third edition. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, 2012. Pp. xiii + 329. Hardback £64.50, ISBN 978-0-7656-2354-6; paperback £21.50, ISBN 978-0-7656-2355-3.
Kaoru Sugihara
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13 October 2014, pp. 492-494
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Universal empire: a comparative approach to imperial culture and representation in Eurasian history Edited by Peter Fibiger Bang and Dariusz Kołodziejczyk. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. Pp. xvii+378. 56 illustrations, 8 maps. Hardback £68.00, ISBN 978-1-107-02267-6.
Dominic Lieven
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23 May 2014, pp. 322-323
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Learning to unlearn: decolonial reflections from Eurasia and the Americas By Madina Vladimirovna Tlostanova and Walter Mignolo. Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, 2012. Pp. vii+283. Hardback US$59.95, ISBN 978-0-8142-1188-5.
Yaseen Noorani
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12 February 2014, pp. 168-169
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Cosmopolitan Africa, 1700–1875 By Trevor R. Getz. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. Pp. v + 106. Paperback £10.99, ISBN 978-0-19-976470-9.
Rhonda M. Gonzales
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13 October 2014, pp. 494-495
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Colonialism and beyond: race and migration from a postcolonial perspective Edited by Eva Bischoff and Elisabeth Engel. Berlin: LIT Verlag, 2013. Periplus Studien 17. Pp. 128. Paperback €29.90, ISBN 978-3-643-90261-0.
Parvathi Raman
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23 May 2014, pp. 323-325
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Racism in the modern world: historical perspectives on cultural transfer and adaptation Edited by Manfred Berg and Simon Wendt. New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books, 2011. Pp. 378. Hardback £75.00, ISBN 978-0-85745-076-0; paperback £22.00, ISBN978-1-78238-085-6.
Debra Thompson
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12 February 2014, pp. 169-171
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Bonded labour and debt in the Indian Ocean world Edited By Gwyn Campbell and Alessandro Stanziani. London: Pickering & Chatto Ltd., 2013. Pp. xiii + 240. Hardback £60.00, ISBN 978-1-84893-378-1.
Viktor M. Stoll
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13 October 2014, pp. 495-497
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Handbuch Geschichte der Sklaverei: eine Globalgeschichte von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart By Michael Zeuske. Berlin: de Gruyter, 2013. Pp. lx+725. €129.95/US$182.00, ISBN 978-3-11-027880-4.
Juliane Schiel
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23 May 2014, pp. 325-326
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Between indigenous and settler governance Edited by Lisa Ford and Tim Rowse. Abingdon: Routledge, 2012. Pp. 228. Hardback £75.00, ISBN 978-0-415-69970-9.
Gabriel Piterberg
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12 February 2014, pp. 171-174
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The family: a world history By Mary Jo Maynes and Ann Waltner. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. New Oxford World History. Pp. 160. 20 b/w illustrations, 3 maps, 1 chart. Hardback £47.99, ISBN 978-0-19-530476-3; paperback £12.99, ISBN 978-0-19-533814-0.
Hong-Ming Liang
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12 February 2014, pp. 174-175
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The Amistad rebellion: an Atlantic odyssey of slavery and freedom By Marcus Rediker. New York: Viking, 2012. Pp. 280. Paperback £20.00, ISBN 978-0-670-02504-6.
David Featherstone
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23 May 2014, pp. 326-328
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Crossing the Bay of Bengal: the furies of nature and the fortunes of migrants By Sunil S. Amirth. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2013. Pp. 268. 22 halftones, 3 maps. Hardback £22.95, ISBN 978-0-674-72483-9.
Jos Gommans
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13 October 2014, pp. 497-499
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Empires in world history: power and the politics of difference By Jane Burbank and Frederick Cooper. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2010. Pp. xiv + 511. 39 illustrations, 39 maps. Hardback £39.95, ISBN 978-0-691-12708-8; paperback £17.95, ISBN 978-0-691-15236-3.

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Strategies for writing global history - A world connecting, 1870–1945 Edited by Emily S. Rosenberg. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2012. History of the World series. Pp. 1168. 62 b/w illustrations, 16 maps, 16 tables. Hardback £29.95, ISBN 978-0-674-04721-1.

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The world that trade created: society, culture, and the world economy, 1400 to the present By Kenneth Pomeranz and Steven Topik. Third edition. Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharpe, 2012. Pp. xiii + 329. Hardback £64.50, ISBN 978-0-7656-2354-6; paperback £21.50, ISBN 978-0-7656-2355-3.

Universal empire: a comparative approach to imperial culture and representation in Eurasian history Edited by Peter Fibiger Bang and Dariusz Kołodziejczyk. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. Pp. xvii+378. 56 illustrations, 8 maps. Hardback £68.00, ISBN 978-1-107-02267-6.

Learning to unlearn: decolonial reflections from Eurasia and the Americas By Madina Vladimirovna Tlostanova and Walter Mignolo. Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, 2012. Pp. vii+283. Hardback US$59.95, ISBN 978-0-8142-1188-5.

Cosmopolitan Africa, 1700–1875 By Trevor R. Getz. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. Pp. v + 106. Paperback £10.99, ISBN 978-0-19-976470-9.

Colonialism and beyond: race and migration from a postcolonial perspective Edited by Eva Bischoff and Elisabeth Engel. Berlin: LIT Verlag, 2013. Periplus Studien 17. Pp. 128. Paperback €29.90, ISBN 978-3-643-90261-0.

Racism in the modern world: historical perspectives on cultural transfer and adaptation Edited by Manfred Berg and Simon Wendt. New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books, 2011. Pp. 378. Hardback £75.00, ISBN 978-0-85745-076-0; paperback £22.00, ISBN978-1-78238-085-6.

Bonded labour and debt in the Indian Ocean world Edited By Gwyn Campbell and Alessandro Stanziani. London: Pickering & Chatto Ltd., 2013. Pp. xiii + 240. Hardback £60.00, ISBN 978-1-84893-378-1.

Handbuch Geschichte der Sklaverei: eine Globalgeschichte von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart By Michael Zeuske. Berlin: de Gruyter, 2013. Pp. lx+725. €129.95/US$182.00, ISBN 978-3-11-027880-4.

Between indigenous and settler governance Edited by Lisa Ford and Tim Rowse. Abingdon: Routledge, 2012. Pp. 228. Hardback £75.00, ISBN 978-0-415-69970-9.

The family: a world history By Mary Jo Maynes and Ann Waltner. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. New Oxford World History. Pp. 160. 20 b/w illustrations, 3 maps, 1 chart. Hardback £47.99, ISBN 978-0-19-530476-3; paperback £12.99, ISBN 978-0-19-533814-0.

The Amistad rebellion: an Atlantic odyssey of slavery and freedom By Marcus Rediker. New York: Viking, 2012. Pp. 280. Paperback £20.00, ISBN 978-0-670-02504-6.

Crossing the Bay of Bengal: the furies of nature and the fortunes of migrants By Sunil S. Amirth. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2013. Pp. 268. 22 halftones, 3 maps. Hardback £22.95, ISBN 978-0-674-72483-9.

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