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Decolonization, Second Edition (The Making of the Contemporary World)

Book information

Year
2004
ISBN
9780415318211, 0415318211, 0415318203, 9780415318204
LCC
D843 .B4856 2004
Open Library ID
OL22576576M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
926 kB (948552 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
144\139
Topic
Economy
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Raymond F. Betts considers the 'process' of decolonization and the outcomes which have left a legacy of problems, drawing on numerous examples including Ghana, India, Rwanda and Hong Kong. He examines: the effects of the two World Wars on the colonial empire the expectations and problems created by independence the major demographic shifts accompanying the end of the empire the cultural experiences, literary movements, and the search for ideology of the dying empire and the newly independent nations. With an annotated bibliography and a chronology of political decolonization, Decolonization gives a concise, original and multi-disciplinary introduction to this controversial theme and analyzes what the future holds beyond the empire.

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