▁the ▁greatest ▁attention ▁has ▁been ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁with ▁far ▁less ▁attention ▁to ▁other ▁colon ies ▁in ▁Asia ▁and ▁Africa . ▁Of ▁course ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁scholar ly ▁attention ▁focus es ▁on ▁newly ▁independent ▁nations ▁no ▁longer ▁ruled ▁by ▁Britain . ▁From ▁the ▁Imperial ▁perspective ▁histor ians ▁are ▁divided ▁on ▁two ▁issues : ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁India , ▁could ▁London ▁have ▁handled ▁de colon ization ▁better ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁or ▁was ▁what ▁happened ▁largely ▁fixed ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁century ? ▁ ▁Histor ians ▁also ▁disag ree ▁regarding ▁a ▁degree ▁of ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁domestic ▁British ▁society ▁and ▁economy . ▁Did ▁Brit ons ▁much ▁care ▁about ▁de colon ization , ▁and ▁did ▁it ▁make ▁much ▁difference ▁to ▁them ? ▁B ail kin ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁one ▁view ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁domestic ▁dimension ▁was ▁of ▁minor ▁importance , ▁and ▁most ▁Brit ons ▁paid ▁little ▁attention . ▁ ▁She ▁says ▁that ▁political ▁histor ians ▁often ▁reach ▁this ▁conclusion . ▁John ▁Dar win ▁has ▁studied ▁the ▁political ▁deb ates . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁hand , ▁most ▁social ▁histor ians ▁argue ▁the ▁contrary . ▁They ▁say ▁the ▁values ▁and ▁belief s ▁inside ▁Britain ▁about ▁the ▁over se as ▁emp ire ▁helped ▁shape ▁policy ; ▁the ▁de colon ization ▁process ▁proved ▁psych olog ically ▁w rench ing ▁to ▁many ▁people ▁living ▁in ▁Britain , ▁particularly ▁migr ants , ▁and ▁those ▁with ▁family ▁experience ▁with ▁over se as ▁civil ▁service , ▁business , ▁or