Book Review The only interesting aspect that surprised me about my three authors was the little detail provided about nationalism in the decolonization process. Before reading these three books, I thought that nationalism played a key factor in decolonization. However, my assumption was incorrect. The author, John Darwin, questioned nationalism, but Darwin ultimately believed that World War II weakened the British, which subsequently led to a problematic post-war economic situation. All the authors discussed nationalism and its role in decolonization, but they all came to the conclusion that nationalism may have played a role, but an insignificant one, in the entire decolonization process. Most colonies had a wide variety of communities that had little in common. Therefore, creating mass nationalistic movements that were strong enough to oust the British colonial rulers was much more difficult than one might think. Ultimately, all the authors and their books that I used for the essay review focused on the aftermath of Britain during the Second World War to describe the reasons for decolonization. A key difference in content between the three books concerned the British welfare state. Holland wrote about the cost of the welfare state and how the British people were increasingly concerned about supporting a welfare state. For example, Holland even believed that “one of the reasons why the colonies were pushed towards independence was precisely to free up Western European resources for national social spending”. While both James and Darwin did not talk about spending on domestic welfare. Rather, all three centered the main cause of decolonization on Britain's weak post-war economic situation and the consequences this had on the cost of empire. An interesting difference is in... middle of paper.... ...let's say that Darwin's approach was the most logical, but Holland's explanation of how Britain was more interested in supporting a welfare state completed the cause. If Darwin had discussed the welfare state, then I would believe that Britain and decolonization would have answered my question to the best of my ability, but without it Darwin's argument would be missing a key component. Therefore, if Holland's and Darwin's books were somehow combined, that would constitute the best answer to my essay review question. In conclusion, each author has introduced an interesting perspective on the causes of British decolonization after the Second World War. There is no single cause that led to British decolonization. However, all authors seemed to agree that the British decolonization process began following the Second World War and developed into a vicious circle culminating in the end of the British Empire..