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.

Sommario

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.

Info autore

Muriel E. Chamberlain

Riassunto

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

Testo aggiuntivo

"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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Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Chamberlain, Muriel E Chamberlain, Muriel E. Chamberlain, Chamberlain Muriel E.
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 07.02.2017
• EAN: 9781138165847
• ISBN: 978-1-138-16584-7
• Pagine: 360
• Serie: Longman Companions To History; Longman Companions to History (Hardcover); Longman Companions To History
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, HISTORY / General, Colonialism & imperialism, Politics & government, Politics and government, Colonialism and imperialism