{"product_id":"decolonization-isbn-9780631216025","title":"Decolonization","description":"This book charts the decolonization of Asia, Africa and the Caribbean from 1945 to the present day, analysing the ways in which countries separated themselves from the control of the European Powers.  Outline Chronology. \u003cp\u003eMaps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Background:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. First Colonial Responses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The British Empire: Asia:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. India.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Ceylon, Burma and Malaya.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: The British Empire: Africa:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Ghana.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Nigeria.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Sierra Leone and The Gambia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. East Africa (Uganda, Tankanyika and Zanzibar).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Kenya.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. South Central Africa (the Rhodesias and Nyasaland).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: The British Empire: Outposts:\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Caribbean.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. The Mediterranean.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The 'Daughters'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: The Commonwealth:.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: The French Empire:\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. North Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Black Africa and Madagascar.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Indochina.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII: The Empires of the Smaller European Powers:\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. The Dutch Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. The Belgian Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. The Italian Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. The Spanish Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. The Portuguese Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. The Russian Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuide to Further Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \"I do find Chamberlain a very good introductory book to the subject of decolonization. It is just right for American freshmen. It is very well organised.\" \u003ci\u003eWilliam Cohen, Indiana\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMuriel Chamberlain\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Wales, Swansea. She is currently the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Historian\u003c\/i\u003e, the journal of the Historical Association and is an Associate Editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New Dictionary of National Biography\u003c\/i\u003e. Her previous publications include \u003ci\u003eLord Aberdeen: a Political Biography\u003c\/i\u003e (1983), \u003ci\u003eLord Palmerston\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), \u003ci\u003ePax Britannica: British Foreign Policy, 1789-1914\u003c\/i\u003e (1988) and \u003ci\u003eThe Scramble for Africa (second edition 1999). She is also joint editor of an English edition of Friedrich Fabri’s Does Germany Need Colonies?\u003c\/i\u003e (Ed. with Breuning, 1998).\u003c\/p\u003e  This book charts the decolonization of Asia, Africa and the Caribbean from 1945 to the present day, analyzing the ways in which countries separated themselves from the control of the European Powers. The author provides a concise historiographical survey of decolonization, placing the last days of the empire in the context of long-term international developments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the \u003ci\u003eSecond Edition,\u003c\/i\u003e a new chapter has been added to examine the post-Cold War realignments in Central and Eastern Europe which mark the final phase of decolonization. Coverage is also given to the hand-over of Hong Kong from Britain to China in 1997. In view of recent changes, the conclusion has also been fully revised.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe text also includes an updated chronology of events and a completely rewritten bibliography, to guide the student to further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989031731429,"sku":"NP9780631216025","price":47.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631216025.jpg?v=1761782515","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/decolonization-isbn-9780631216025","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}