Download or read book Lord Hailey, the Colonial Office and Politics of Race and Empire in the Second World War written by S. Wolton and published by Springer. This book was released on 2000-06-21 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book studies the Anglo-American debate in which British officials led by Lord Hailey, countered American criticisms of imperial rule by emphasizing economic development and peace-keeping as new, non-racial justifications for western authority. These are themes that have retained a powerful resonance in the post-war world.