Decolonization and its Impact

A Comparitive Approach to the End of the Colonial Empires

Gebonden Engels 2007 9780631199670
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Decolonization and its Impact is a ground-breaking comparative study of decolonization from before the Second World War to the early 1960s. Compares key cases across the European colonial empiresFocuses on the process and impact of decolonization at the level of the 'late colonial state' and of colonial societiesPresents an original model of decolonization that seeks to reconcile imperial and nationalist perspectivesEngages with important theoretical approachesMakes extensive reference to recent literature on the subject

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ISBN13:9780631199670
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Gebonden
Aantal pagina's:288
Uitgever:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Acknowledgements.

Maps.

Introduction: Decolonization in Comparative Perspective.

1 The Colonial State: Patterns of Rule, Habits of Mind.

2 Colonial Politics Before the Flood: Challenging the State, Imagining the Nation.

3 The Second World War and the ‘First Wave’ of Decolonization.

4 Imperial Designs and Nationalist Realities in Southeast Asia, 1945–1955.

5 Shifting Frameworks for Change: The Late Colonial State in Africa.

6 The Late Colonial State at War: Insurgency, Emergency and Terror.

7 Towards Self-Government: Patterns of Late Colonial African Politics, 1951–1957.

8 Wind of Change: Endgame in Colonial Africa, 1958–64.

9 Conclusion: The Impact of Decolonization.

Appendix: Dates of Independence of African States.

Bibliography.

Index

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