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Decolonization
Contributor(s): Betts, Raymond (Author), Betts, Raymond F. (Author)
ISBN: 0415318211     ISBN-13: 9780415318211
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $42.70  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2004
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Annotation:

Using colorful examples to illustrate his discussions, including Hong Kong, Nigeria, South Africa and Sri Lanka, the author throws light on the end of colonial empires and the changes and problems that decolonization created. This second edition brings the discussion up to date and looks at contemporary concerns such as the growth of Islamic Fundamentalism, 9/11 and the AIDS pandemic.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Emigration & Immigration
- History | Modern - 20th Century
- History | Military - World War I
Dewey: 325.309
LCCN: 2003017331
Series: Making of the Contemporary World
Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.66" W x 8.5" (0.43 lbs) 144 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1900-1919
- Chronological Period - 1940's
 
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Publisher Description:

Raymond F. Betts considers the 'process' of decolonization and the outcomes which have left a legacy of problems, drawing on numerous examples including Ghana, India, Rwanda and Hong Kong. He examines:

  • the effects of the two World Wars on the colonial empire
  • the expectations and problems created by independence
  • the major demographic shifts accompanying the end of the empire
  • the cultural experiences, literary movements, and the search for ideology of the dying empire and the newly independent nations.

With an annotated bibliography and a chronology of political decolonization, Decolonization gives a concise, original and multi-disciplinary introduction to this controversial theme and analyzes what the future holds beyond the empire.