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Title: | Dependence and independence : Malta and the end of empire |
Authors: | Smith, Simon C. |
Keywords: | Malta -- Politics and government -- 1964- Malta -- History -- 1964- Malta -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain |
Issue Date: | 2008 |
Publisher: | University of Malta. Department of History |
Citation: | Smith, S.C. (2008). Dependence and independence : Malta and the end of empire. Journal of Maltese History, 1(1), 33-47 |
Abstract: | The end of empire was rarely a neat or seamless process. Elements of empire often persisted despite the severance of formal constitutional ties. This was particularly so in the case of Malta which maintained strong financial and military links with Britain long after formal independence in 1964. Attempts to effect the decolonisation of Malta through integration with Britain in the 1950s gave way to more conventional constitution-making by the early 1960s. British attempts to retain imperial interests beyond the end of formal empire were answered by Maltese determination to secure financial and other benefits as a quid pro quo for tolerating close ties with the former imperial power. By the early 1970s, however, Britain wearied of the demands placed upon it by the importunate Maltese, preferring instead to try and pass responsibility for supporting Malta onto its NATO allies. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/17929 |
ISSN: | 2077-4338 |
Appears in Collections: | JMH, Volume 1, No. 1 (2008) JMH, Volume 1, No. 1 (2008) |
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