The New World of Asia

George Thomson

Published by New York Council on Foreign Relations Inc 1969, 1969

About this Item

Offprint from Foreign Affairs, An American Quarterly Review, Vol 48, No 1, 1969, pp 123-138. In very good condition in printed paper wrappers; covers stained but pages very fresh. With author's inscription to upper cover, 'Compliments and Best Wishes, George'. From the collection of Kenneth Robinson (1914-2005), a distinguished civil servant who became an expert on colonial government and administration. He was closely involved in international aspects of postwar planning, including former colonies, in south-West Africa (now Namibia), and became the Commonwealth Office expert on French West Africa. He became assistant secretary in the CO in 1946 (and head of the West African department), but resigned in 1948 to become reader in Commonwealth government at Oxford and subsequently director and professor of commonwealth affairs at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies in London. He was vice-chancellor of the University of Hong Kong from 1965 to 1972. Very Good Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item. Seller Inventory # 5148

Bibliographic Details

Title: The New World of Asia

Publisher: New York Council on Foreign Relations Inc 1969

Publication Date: 1969

Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)