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In the wake of the UK's vote to leave the EU, the Commonwealth has been identified as an important element of the mooted realignment in British trade and diplomacy. Philip Murphy, Director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, offers a surprising personal perspective on this complex and poorly understood institution.
The Empire's New Clothes considers the relevance of the modern Commonwealth, both to the UK and to the other fifty-one member states. How is it organized and what has held it together for so long? How successful has it been in escaping from the shadow of the British Empire to become an organization based on shared values, rather than a shared history? How important is the Queen's role as Head of the Commonwealth? Most importantly, why has it had such a troubled recent past, and is it realistic to imagine that its fortunes might be reversed?
The Commonwealth has defied many predictions of its imminent demise. But despite periodic attempts at reinvention, this book argues that the Commonwealth, now more than ever, is little more than a mirage--as lacking in substance as the emperor's new clothes.
The Empire's New Clothes considers the relevance of the modern Commonwealth, both to the UK and to the other fifty-one member states. How is it organized and what has held it together for so long? How successful has it been in escaping from the shadow of the British Empire to become an organization based on shared values, rather than a shared history? How important is the Queen's role as Head of the Commonwealth? Most importantly, why has it had such a troubled recent past, and is it realistic to imagine that its fortunes might be reversed?
The Commonwealth has defied many predictions of its imminent demise. But despite periodic attempts at reinvention, this book argues that the Commonwealth, now more than ever, is little more than a mirage--as lacking in substance as the emperor's new clothes.
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Philip Murphy is Director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and Professor of British and Commonwealth History at the University of London. He has published extensively on the history of British decolonization and, recently, on the Commonwealth-wide role of the British monarchy. Since 2007, he has been co-editor of the Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History.
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