Decolonization

by Betts; Raymond F.

• ISBN13: 9780415318204
• ISBN10: 0415318203
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-26
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	viii
Introduction	1	(105)
1 Empire in the afternoon: the interwar years	5	(15)
2 The sea change of empire: the effects of World War II	20	(10)
3 Instability and uncertainty: the postwar situation	30	(8)
4 Pronouncements, denunciations, and the search for ideology: international public opinion and decolonization	38	(14)
5 Countryside and city: the two landscapes of decolonization	52	(13)
6 "Gotta be this or that": the problems of independence	65	(13)
7 Outside in: colonial migration	78	(10)
8 Land and language: concerns over the perceived continuing European presence	88	(12)
9 In the wake of the past: persistent problems	100	(6)
10 Beyond empire: current issues and conditions in the study of imperialism and decolonization	106	(5)
Chronology of political decolonization	111	(3)
Glossary	114	(3)
Notes	117	(3)
Annotated bibliography	120	(7)
Index	127