This fifth and final volume shows how opinions have changed dramatically over the generations about the nature, role, and value of imperialism generally, and the British Empire more specifically. The text seeks to help the reader understand the end of Empire in relation to its beginning.

Where should we situate the British Empire in the larger picture of world history? This fifth and final volume of The Oxford History of the British Empire shows how opinions have changed dramatically from one generation to the next on the nature and rote of imperialism generally, and the British Empire more specifically.

These final three volumes should be compulsory reading for anyone with an interest in the subject