Decolonization The Fall of the European Empires

Name: Decolonization The Fall of the European Empires
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ISBN: 9780631216025

ISBN-10: 0631216022

ISBN-13: 9780631216025

Edition: 2nd 1999 (Revised)

Authors: M. E. Chamberlain

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This book charts the decolonization of Asia, Africa and the Caribbean from 1945 to the present day, analyzing the ways in which countries separated themselves from the control of the European Powers. The author provides a concise historiographical survey of decolonization, placing the last days of the empire in the context of long-term international developments.For the Second Edition, a new chapter has been added to examine the post-Cold War realignments in Central and Eastern Europe which mark the final phase of decolonization. Coverage is also given to the hand-over of Hong Kong from Britain to China in 1997. In view of recent changes, the conclusion has also been fully revised.The text…

Book details

List price: $60.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/16/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 158
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.55" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.528
Language: English



Maps


Outline Chronology


Introduction



The Background:



First Colonial Responses



The British Empire: Asia:



India



Ceylon, Burma and Malaya



The British Empire: Africa:



Ghana



Nigeria



Sierra Leone and The Gambia



East Africa (Uganda, Tankanyika and Zanzibar)



Kenya



South Central Africa (the Rhodesias and Nyasaland)



The British Empire: Outposts



The Caribbean



The Mediterranean



The 'Daughters'



The Commonwealth:



The French Empire:



North Africa



Black Africa and Madagascar



Indochina



The Empires of the Smaller European Powers:



The Dutch Empire



The Belgian Empire



The Italian Empire



The Spanish Empire



The Portuguese Empire



The Russian Empire


Conclusion


Guide to Further Reading


References


Index