Decolonization

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Title:

Decolonization

Author:

Betts, Raymond F.

ISBN:

9780415318204

9780415318211

Personal Author:

Betts, Raymond F.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Routledge, 2004.

Physical Description:

130 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Series:

The making of the contemporary world.

Series Title:

The making of the contemporary world.

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, denunciations, 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: persistent problems -- 10. Beyond empire: current issues and conditions in the study of imperialism and decolonization.

Subject Term:

Decolonization -- History.

Imperialism -- History -- 20th century.

World politics -- 1945-

World War, 1914-1918 -- Influence.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Influence.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip047/2003017331.html

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Summary

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. Henbsp;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.