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Betts, Raymond F.

Decolonization / Raymond F. Betts. - 2nd ed. - New York : Routledge, 2004. - 130 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. - The making of the contemporary world .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [120]-125) and index.

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

0415318203 (hbk.) 0415318211 (pbk.)

2003017331


Decolonization--History.
Imperialism--History--20th century.
World politics--1945-1989.
World War, 1914-1918--Influence.
World War, 1939-1945--Influence.

D843 / .B4856 2004

325.309045 / BED
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