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Decolonization / Raymond F. Betts.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Betts, Raymond F.
- Series:
- Making of the contemporary world
- The making of the contemporary world
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Decolonization--History.
- Decolonization.
- History.
- Imperialism--History--20th century.
- Imperialism.
- World politics--1945-1989.
- World politics.
- World War, 1914-1918--Influence.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- World War, 1939-1945--Influence.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Physical Description:
- 130 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2004.
- Summary:
- Using colorful examples to illustrate his discussions, including Hong Kong, Nigeria, South Africa and Sri Lanka, the author throws light on the end of colonial empires and the changes and problems that decolonization created. This second edition brings the discussion up to date and looks at contemporary concerns such as the growth of Islamic Fundamentalism, 9/11 and the AIDS pandemic. This title available in eBook format. Click here for more information. Visit our eBookstore at: www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk.
- Contents:
- 1. Empire in the afternoon: the interwar years
- 2. The sea change of empire: the effects of World War II
- 3. Instability and uncertainty: the postwar situation
- 4. Pronouncements, denunciation, and the search for ideology: international public opinion and decolonization
- 5. Countryside and city: the two landscapes of decolonization
- 6. 'Gotta be this or that': the problems of independence
- 7. Outside in: colonial migration
- 8. Land and language: concerns over the perceived continuing European presence
- 9. In the wake of the past
- 10. Beyond empire: current issues and conditions in the study of imperialism and decolonization.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0415318203
- 0415318211
- OCLC:
- 52814236
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