《The Crisis Of Britain and The British Empire New and Revised Edition》

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION11

PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION16

A NOTE ON＂EMPIRE＂AND＂COMMONWEALTH＂18

Ⅰ．BRITAIN＇S CRISIS OF EMPIRE21

Ⅱ．WHAT IS THE EMPIRE？31

1．Does the Empire Exist？31

2．Title or Alias？34

3．One-quarter of the World36

4．Associated Territories37

5．The＂White＂Dominions40

6．The Asian Republics44

7．The Colonial Empire45

8．The Bond of Unity47

9．The Great Imperialist Monopolies54

10．Technique of Colonial Exploitation57

11．Social Conditions of the Colonial Peoples61

Ⅲ．HOW THE EMPIRE DEVELOPED69

1．The Early Colonial Era70

2．The Era of Industrial Capital72

3．The Advent of Modern Imperialism75

Ⅳ．PRICE OF EMPIRE78

1．Imperialism as the Alternative to Socialism78

2．Balance Sheet for Britain81

3．Outcome for the British Labour Movement85

Ⅴ．CRISIS OF THE COLONIAL SYSTEM88

1．Rise of the Colonial Freedom Movement89

2．Effects of the War of Anti-Fascist Liberation91

3．New Advance since 194593

4．Disintegration of the Colonial System94

5．Bankruptcy of Colonialism96

Ⅵ．CRISIS OF＂WESTERN CIVILISATION＂101

1．The Red Line on the Balance Sheet101

2．Mythology of＂Western Civilisation＂103

3．Western Europe in the Doldrums107

4．American Penetration of Western Europe112

Ⅶ．AMERICA AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE117

1．Foreshadowings of the Future118

2．Effects of the Second World War121

3．The New American Empire128

4．Penetration of the British Empire133

5．Antagonistic Partnership146

Ⅷ．TACTICS OF A DECLINING EMPIRE153

1．End of Colonialism？153

2．Old and New Colonialism156

3．Constitutions and Colonialism161

4．Experience of Nigeria and Ghana165

5．Colonial Repression174

6．Interplay of Constitutions and Repression：British Guiana177

7．Colonial Wars：Malaya179

8．Colonial Wars：Kenya191

Ⅸ．INDIA IN THE NEW WORLD198

1．End of British Rule in India199

2．Initial Phase of the New Regime203

3．Anglo-American Imperialism in India206

4．India and Peace213

5．India and the Afro-Asian Conference at Bandung218

6．The Indian People on the March220

7．Economic Reconstruction224

8．Pakistan in Crisis230

Ⅹ．EMPIRE AND LIBERATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST233

1．Background of Empire in the Middle East233

2．Egypt＇s Fight for Liberation237

3．Iran＇s Battle Against the Oil Monopolies240

4．Liberation Movement in Cyprus，Jordan and Iraq242

5．Anglo-American Rivalry and War Plans in the Middle East244

6．National Liberation and Communism246

7．Anglo-French-Israeli War on Egypt in 1956247

Ⅺ．AFRICA ADVANCES257

1．Drive to Empire Expansion257

2．African Eldorado259

3．Mirage in the Bush264

4．Awakened Africa269

Ⅻ．PROJECTS OF COLONIAL DEVELOPMENT272

1．Colonial Development and Welfare？273

2．The Colonial Development Corporation277

3．Development and Industrialisation282

4．Contradictions of Colonial＂Development＂284

5．The Colombo Plan288

6．Point Four293

7．United Nations and Economic Aid298

8．Increase of Colonial Exploitation301

ⅩⅢ．EMPIRE AND WAR307

1．Record of Empire and War308

2．Rising Burden of Armaments313

3．A Decade of Cold War317

4．The New Holy Alliance325

5．Overseas Military Commitments327

6．British Military Overstrain329

7．American War Strategy and Britain332

8．Menace of Nuclear War for Britain335

9．Advance of the Fight for Peace342

ⅩⅣ．LABOUR AND EMPIRE345

1．The Anti-Imperialist Tradition346

2．Labour Imperialism351

3．Arguments of Empire357

4．Bankruptcy of Labour Imperialism366

ⅩⅤ．SOCIALISM AND COLONIAL LIBERATION376

1．Alliance for Freedom376

2．Marx and Engels on Colonial Liberation378

3．Lenin on Colonial Liberation380

4．Fulfilment in the U．S．S．R386

5．Socialist Economic Aid394

ⅩⅥ．NEXT STEPS OF COLONIAL LIBERATION398

1．National Independence and Peace399

2．New Features in the Fight for National Independence402

3．People＇s Democracy and National Independence404

4．United National Front and the Communist Party405

5．Practical Solidarity407

6．Trade Unionism in the Colonies408

7．Democratic Rights in the Colonies414

8．The Great Alliance415

ⅩⅦ．HEART OF BRITAIN＇S CRISIS417

1．Myths about the Crisis418

2．Truth of Britain＇s Crisis423

3．Bankrupt Remedies of the Labour Government，1945-51431

4．Bankrupt Remedies of the Conservative Government，1951-5440

5．Truth About the Balance of Payments444

ⅩⅧ．LIBERATION OF BRITAIN455

1．Restoration of National Independence456

2．Britain and World Peace466

3．Britain and World Trade469

ⅩⅨ．RECONSTRUCTION OF BRITAIN475

1．End of Imperialist Parasitism475

2．Socialism，True and False477

3．Economic and Social Reconstruction482

ⅩⅩ．THE FUTURE OF BRITAIN AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE493

1．Death of an Era494

2．A Choice of Two Paths496

3．Future of the Empire501

4．Towards the Future515

MAPS536