The Routledge Companion to Decolonization: Routledge Companions to History
Autor Dietmar Rothermunden Limba Engleză Paperback – 23 feb 2006
- thematic chapters
- a detailed chronology and thorough glossary
- biographies of key figures
- maps.
- the global context for decolonization
- nationalism and the rise of resistance movements
- resistance by white settlers and moves towards independence
- Hong Kong and Macau, and decolonization in the late twentieth century
- debates surrounding neo-colonialism, and the rise of ‘development’ projects and aid
- the legacy of colonialism in law, education, administration and the military.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780415356336
ISBN-10: 0415356334
Pagini: 384
Ilustrații: 7 black & white line drawings
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.56 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Companions to History
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0415356334
Pagini: 384
Ilustrații: 7 black & white line drawings
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.56 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Companions to History
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
General and UndergraduateCuprins
Part 1: Chronology, Background, Historiography Chronology. Background: The Phases of European Imperialism. Historiography. Maps. Part 2: Themes. The Context of Decolonization. The End of Colonial Empires in Asia. The Arab World: From the Fertile Crescent to the Sahara. The "Wind of Change" in Black Africa. White Settlers: Resistance to Decolonization. The Commonwealth Caribbean: From Exploitation to Dependency. A Diehard Empire: The Portuguese in Africa and Asia. The Pacific Islands: Small Nations at Sea. The Legacy of Colonial Rule. From Colonialism to Neo-Colonialism? Part 3: Sources, Names and Terms. Guide to Sources and Secondary Reading. Biographies. Glossary. Bibliography. Index
Notă biografică
Dietmar Rothermund is Professor Emeritus of South Asian History at the University of Heidelberg. He is chairman of the European Association of South Asian Studies. His publications include The Global Impact of the Great Depression (Routledge, 1996) and (with Hermann Kulke) A History of India (Routledge, 2004).
Recenzii
'Professor Rothermund’s book offers a useful teaching resource for survey courses on the history of European decolonization … What sets this work apart from other texts available in the field is its geographic scope.' – The Round Table
'Packed with pertinent, mostly political facts: the reader seeking a reference work will not feel short-changed.' – African Affairs
'Packed with pertinent, mostly political facts: the reader seeking a reference work will not feel short-changed.' – African Affairs
Descriere
Providing comprehensive coverage of a broad and complex subject with thematic chapters, a chronology, maps and biographies of key figures, this is an essential companion to the process of decolonization in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific.