The Falklands Issue Before the War

Domenico Maria Bruni · 2018

From the United Kingdom’s perspective, the crisis surrounding the Falkland Islands intertwines itself with the wider process of the breakup of its empire following World War II.

Type:
Book Chapter
Author:
Domenico Maria Bruni
Published:
2018
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan UK

From the United Kingdom’s perspective, the crisis surrounding the Falkland Islands intertwines itself with the wider process of the breakup of its empire following World War II. In many cases, the disengagement of Great Britain from its colonies was arranged by transfers of power to the local elite at the end of a negotiation process. In other words, the point was to satisfy the request for independence from representative sectors of the native population in the least expensive way for the United Kingdom, from both a military and economic point of view. Whilst this was the general pattern for the British retreat from empire, the Falklands issue differs in three main aspects.

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What is "The Falklands Issue Before the War" about?
From the United Kingdom’s perspective, the crisis surrounding the Falkland Islands intertwines itself with the wider process of the breakup of its empire following World War II.
Who wrote "The Falklands Issue Before the War"?
Domenico Maria Bruni