Longman Companion to European Decolonisation in the Twentieth Century

This new Companion brings together, in one single volume, all the essential facts and figures relating to European decolonisation in the twentieth century.

List of contents

SECTION I: THE EUROPEAN EMPIRES IN 1945. 1. The League of Nations and the Mandate System. 2. Key Events of World War Two. 3. The United Nations and Human Rights Declarations. SECTION II: METROPOLITAN POLITICS. SECTION III: THE CHRONOLOGY OF DECOLONIZATION. 4. The British Empire. 5. The French Empire. 6. The Dutch Empire. 7. The Portuguese Empire. 8. The Spanish Empire.
9. The Belgian Empire. 10. The Italian Empire. SECTION IV: BIOGRAPHIES. SECTION V: GLOSSARY.
SECTION VI: BIBLIOGRAPHY. Appendices. Maps. Index.

About the author

Muriel E. Chamberlain

Summary

This new Companion brings together, in one single volume, all the essential facts and figures relating to European decolonisation in the twentieth century.

Additional text

"Anyone interested in decolonization, or a long view of empire will find Muriel E Chamberlain's handbook indispensable"Times Literary Supplement "a comprehensive ready reference book which no teacher or student or journalist of Commonwealth history can afford to be without"
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Product details

• Authors: Chamberlain, Muriel E Chamberlain, Muriel E. Chamberlain
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.02.2017
• EAN: 9781138165847
• ISBN: 978-1-138-16584-7
• No. of pages: 360
• Series: Longman Companions To History; Longman Companions to History (Hardcover); Longman Companions To History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education