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Churchill and Empire[丘吉尔帝国]

Churchill and Empire[丘吉尔帝国]

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作者: Lawrence James 著

出版社: Phoenix

出版时间: 2014-04

ISBN: 9781780224817

定价: 169.30

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 胶版纸

页数: 448页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>历史

Oneofourfinestnarrativehistorians,andjournalistfortheSUNDAYTIMESandLITERARYREVIEW,LawrenceJames,haswrittenagenuinelynewbiographyofWinstonChurchill,setwithinafullydetailedhistoricalcontext,butsolelyfocusingonhisrelationshipwiththeBritishEmpire.Asayoungarmyofficerinthelate19thcentury,Churchill'sfirstexperienceoftheEmpirewasservinginconflictsinIndia,SouthAfricaandtheSudan.HisattitudetowardstheEmpireatthetimewasthestereotypicalVictorianpaternalisticapproach-acombinationoffeelingresponsibleandfeelingsuperior.Consciouseventhenofhispoliticalcareerahead,Churchill'snaturalbenevolencetowardstheEmpirewasoccasionallyoverruledforpoliticalreasons,andhefoundhimselfreluctantlysupporting-oratleastnotpubliclycondemning-Britishatrocities.

AsapoliticianheconsistentlyreliedontheEmpireforsupportduringcrises,butwasangeredbyanydemandsfornationalisation.Heheldwhatmanywouldregardtodayasracistviews,inthathefeltthatsomenationalitiesweresuperiortoothers,buthedidn'tregardthosepositionsasfixed.His(somemightsayobsequious)relationshipwithAmericareflectedthatview.Americawasaformercolonywherethenativeshadbecomeworthytorulethemselves,but-hefelt-stillhadthattietoBritain.ThusheoverlookedthefrequentlyexpressedAmericanviewthattheEmpirewasahangoverfromabygoneeraofcolonisation,andreflectedpoorlyonBritain'sabilitytoconductherselfasapoliticalpowerinthecurrentworldorder.

ThisoutmodedattitudewasoneofthereasonstheBritishvotersrejectedhimafteraSecondWorldWarinwhich-itwasuniversallyfelt-hehadledthecountrybrilliantly.HisattituderemainedVictorianinaworldthatwasshapingupverydifferently.However,itwouldbeamistaketoconsiderChurchillmerelyasananachronisticsoldier.HegraspedtheproblemsoftheColdWarimmediately,believingthatimmaturenationsprematurelygivenindependencewouldbemorelikelytobesuckedintothevortexofCommunism.ThisviewchimedwithAmericanforeignpolicy,andmadetheAmericansrathermorepragmaticabouttheirdemandsforself-governanceforEmpirecountries.

LawrenceJameshaswrittenafascinatingportraitofanendlesslyinterestingstatesman-andonethatincludestantalisingvignettesabouthispenchantsforsilkunderwearandchampagne.
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Oneofourfinestnarrativehistorians,andjournalistfortheSUNDAYTIMESandLITERARYREVIEW,LawrenceJames,haswrittenagenuinelynewbiographyofWinstonChurchill,setwithinafullydetailedhistoricalcontext,butsolelyfocusingonhisrelationshipwiththeBritishEmpire.Asayoungarmyofficerinthelate19thcentury,Churchill'sfirstexperienceoftheEmpirewasservinginconflictsinIndia,SouthAfricaandtheSudan.HisattitudetowardstheEmpireatthetimewasthestereotypicalVictorianpaternalisticapproach-acombinationoffeelingresponsibleandfeelingsuperior.Consciouseventhenofhispoliticalcareerahead,Churchill'snaturalbenevolencetowardstheEmpirewasoccasionallyoverruledforpoliticalreasons,andhefoundhimselfreluctantlysupporting-oratleastnotpubliclycondemning-Britishatrocities.

AsapoliticianheconsistentlyreliedontheEmpireforsupportduringcrises,butwasangeredbyanydemandsfornationalisation.Heheldwhatmanywouldregardtodayasracistviews,inthathefeltthatsomenationalitiesweresuperiortoothers,buthedidn'tregardthosepositionsasfixed.His(somemightsayobsequious)relationshipwithAmericareflectedthatview.Americawasaformercolonywherethenativeshadbecomeworthytorulethemselves,but-hefelt-stillhadthattietoBritain.ThusheoverlookedthefrequentlyexpressedAmericanviewthattheEmpirewasahangoverfromabygoneeraofcolonisation,andreflectedpoorlyonBritain'sabilitytoconductherselfasapoliticalpowerinthecurrentworldorder.

ThisoutmodedattitudewasoneofthereasonstheBritishvotersrejectedhimafteraSecondWorldWarinwhich-itwasuniversallyfelt-hehadledthecountrybrilliantly.HisattituderemainedVictorianinaworldthatwasshapingupverydifferently.However,itwouldbeamistaketoconsiderChurchillmerelyasananachronisticsoldier.HegraspedtheproblemsoftheColdWarimmediately,believingthatimmaturenationsprematurelygivenindependencewouldbemorelikelytobesuckedintothevortexofCommunism.ThisviewchimedwithAmericanforeignpolicy,andmadetheAmericansrathermorepragmaticabouttheirdemandsforself-governanceforEmpirecountries.

LawrenceJameshaswrittenafascinatingportraitofanendlesslyinterestingstatesman-andonethatincludestantalisingvignettesabouthispenchantsforsilkunderwearandchampagne.

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