The First Wave of Decolonization

ISBN-13: 9780367258702 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 150 str.

Mark Thurner

Opis

This volume is the first to describe and analyze the scope and meanings of the global phenomenon of decolonization during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It vastly expands the horizons of decolonization, conventionally understood to be a post-war development emanating from Europe.

Spis treści

Foreword.  Introduction  1. A Brief Conceptual History of "Colonia"  2. Decolonizing Customs  3. Inventing Columbia/Colombia  4. Race and Revolution in Colombia, Haiti, and the United States  5. Decolonizing Europe  6. Second Slavery and Decolonization in Brazil  7. The Lost Italian Connection

O autorze

Mark Thurner is Professor of Latin American Studies at the Institute of Latin American Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London.