Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 The British Empire, or Commonwealth? 13

2 Great Britain and Its Dominions Before the First World War 27

3 The Empire During the War and Post-War Period 87

4 The New Constitutional Status for the Dominions? 173

5 The Road to the Statute of Westminster 235

Conclusion 279

Bibliography 284

Author Index 329

Subject Index 334

About the Author

Jaroslav Valkoun is an assistant professor of general history at the Department of Historical Sciences, University of West Bohemia and the Department of Global History, Charles University, Prague.