The Routledge Companion to Decolonization

ISBN-13: 9780415356329 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 365 str.

Dietmar Rothermund

Opis

century
- Debates surrounding neo-colonialism, and the rise of 'development' projects and aid
- The legacy of colonialism in law, education, administration and the military
An invaluable resource for students and scholars of the colonial and post-colonial eras, this volume is an indispensable guide to the reshaping of the world in the 20th century.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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).