Professor Anthony John "Tony" Stockwell, FRAS is a British

academic An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of tertiary education. The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 386 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the go ...

. He is best known for his research into the history of British

imperialism Imperialism is the maintaining and extending of Power (international relations), power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing both hard power (military and economic power) and soft power (diplomatic power and cultura ...

and

decolonisation Decolonization is the undoing of colonialism, the latter being the process whereby Imperialism, imperial nations establish and dominate foreign territories, often overseas. The meanings and applications of the term are disputed. Some scholar ...

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. Professor Stockwell was appointed President of the

Royal Asiatic Society The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, commonly known as the Royal Asiatic Society, was established, according to its royal charter of 11 August 1824, to further "the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encourag ...

from 2018-2021, having previously served in that capacity from 2000-2003 and 2006-2009. In 1989, he became joint editor of the ''Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History''. In 2002, he became Chairman of the Friends of

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. Stockwell was appointed to the History Department at

Royal Holloway, University of London Royal Holloway, University of London (RH), formally incorporated as Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, is a public university, public research university and a constituent college, member institution of the federal University of London. It ...

(RHUL) in 1972. In 1996, he was promoted to Professor of Imperial and Commonwealth History. He has served as the college's Dean of Overseas Students, Dean of the Faculties of Arts and Music, and Head of the History Department. Stockwell was educated at

Whitgift School Whitgift School is an independent day school with limited boarding in South Croydon, London. Along with Trinity School of John Whitgift and Old Palace School it is owned by the Whitgift Foundation, a charitable trust. The school was prev ...

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and

St John's College, Cambridge St John's College, formally the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge, is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge, founded by the House of Tudor, Tudor matriarch L ...

. After periods of school teaching, including Voluntary Service Overseas in

Sarawak Sarawak ( , ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. It is the largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia. Sarawak is located in East Malaysia in northwest Borneo, and is ...

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, and as an assistant principal in the home civil service, he did a doctorate in Malaysian history at the

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School of Oriental and African Studies The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS University of London; ) is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the federal University of London. Founded in 1916, SOAS is located in the Bloomsbury area ...

before pursuing an academic career.

Selected publications

* *'' 'Forging Malaysia and Singapore: Colonialism, Decolonization and Nation-Building', in Wang Gungwu, ed., Nation-Building: Five Southeast Asian Histories (Singapore, 2005), 191-219.'' *'' ed., Malaysia (British Documents on End of Empire series, The Stationery Office, London, 2004)'' *'' 'Malaysia: the making of a Grand Design', Asian Affairs, 24, 3 (2003), 138-156'' *'' 'Britain and Brunei, 1945-1963: imperial retreat and royal ascendancy', Modern Asian Studies, 38, 4 (2004), 785-820'' *'' (with Peter Burroughs) ed., Managing the Business of Empire: Essays in Honour of David Fieldhouse (London, 1998)'' *'' ed., British Documents on the End of Empire: Malaya (3 parts, London, 1995)'' *'' (with A.N. Porter), British Imperial Policy and Decolonization, 1938-1964 (2 vols, London, 1987 & 1989)'' *'' (with R.B. Smith) ed., British Policy and the Transfer of Power in Asia: Documentary Perspectives (London, 1987)'' *'' (with J. de V. Allen and L.R. Wright) ed., A Collection of Treaties and Other Documents affecting the States of Malaysia 1761-1963 (2 vols, London, 1981)'' *'' British Policy and Malay Politics during the Malayan Union Experiment, 1942-1948 (Kuala Lumpur, 1979)''

References

External links

ajstockwell.co.uk

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