Decononization Ed2

Informationen zum Autor Raymond F. Betts is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Kentucky. He is author of France and Decolonization (1991) and Uncertain Dimensions: Western Overseas Empires in the Twentieth Century (1985). Klappentext A concise, original and multi-disciplinary introduction to the controversial theme of decolonization. Betts analyzes what the future holds beyond empire, and provides an annotated bibliography. Zusammenfassung A concise, original and multi-disciplinary introduction to the controversial theme of decolonization. Betts analyzes what the future holds beyond empire, and provides an annotated bibliography. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

Product details

• Authors: Betts, Raymond Betts, Raymond F. Betts, Betts Raymond F.
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.02.2004
• EAN: 9780415318204
• ISBN: 978-0-415-31820-4
• Series: The Making of the Contemporary World; The Making of the Contemporary World
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / World, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, 21st Century, General & world history, Colonialism & imperialism, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Interdisciplinary studies, Colonialism and imperialism, General and world history, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), National liberation and independence