This collection brings together twenty-one key articles that explore the nature and impact of colonial withdrawal. Ranging across all the European colonial powers, the articles discuss various aspects of decolonization, including the role of political violence, changing popular attitudes to empire and the inter-actions between colonial conflict and Cold War.
| ISBN: | 9780754625681 |
| Publication date: | 6th June 2007 |
| Author: | Martin Thomas |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 574 pages |
| Series: | The International Library of Essays on Political History |
| Genres: |
History and Archaeology Colonialism and imperialism European history African history Asian history |