A British tale of Indian and foreign service : the memoirs of Sir Ian Scott

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A British tale of Indian and foreign service : the memoirs of Sir Ian Scott

Title remainder

the memoirs of Sir Ian Scott

Statement of responsibility

edited by Denis Judd

Creator

• Scott, Ian, Sir, 1909-

Contributor

• Judd, Denis, 1938-

Subject

• Civil service -- India
• Diplomats -- Great Britain -- Biography
• Colonial administrators -- India
• Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1945-
• Scott, Ian, Sir, 1909-
• Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1936-1945
• Diplomatic and consular service, British

Genre

• Biography

Language

eng

Summary

"This memoir describes a time when Britain's global standing was coming increasingly under threat. From the comparative security of the 1930s, Ian Scott takes us into the uncertainties of a post-war world. At this time, the British Empire, fatally weakened during the Second World War, faced dismemberment and collapse as the Cold War gathered pace. In the process, we follow Scott's career from his schooldays in Trinidad to the north-west frontier of India, from Delhi to Beirut, from the Sudan to Norway." "With wry humour, and including material not before made public, A British Tale of Indian and Foreign Service sheds light on the day-to-day routine of imperial administration as well as providing insights into the unfolding of great historical events."--BOOK JACKET

Biography type

autobiography

Cataloging source

WHE

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps
• portraits
• plates

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction