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Decolonization : a very short introduction, Dane Kennedy

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Millions of Africans, Asians, and other peoples were the subjects of colonial rule by overseas empires through the mid-twentieth century. By the end of the century, however, nearly all of these peoples had become citizens of independent nation-states. The United Nations grew from 51 member states at its founding in 1945 to 193 today. Its nearly four-fold increase is one measure of the historic shift in international relations that has occurred over the past half-century. Decolonization is the term commonly used to refer to this transition from a world of colonial empires to a world of nation-states in the years after World War II.00Both ex-imperial states and post-colonial regimes have promoted a selective and sanitized version of decolonization that casts their own conduct in a positive light, characterizing the process as negotiated and the outcome as inevitable. This book draws on recent scholarship to challenge that view, demonstrating that considerable violence and instability accompanied the end of empire and that the outcome was often up for grabs.00This book highlights three themes. The first is that global war between empires precipitated decolonization, creating the economic and political crises that gave colonial subjects the opportunity to seek independence. The second theme is that nation-state was not the only option pursued by anti-colonial activists. Many of them sought pan- and trans-national polities instead, but a combination of international and institutional pressures made the nation-state the standard template. The third theme is that the struggle to escape imperial subjugation and create nation-states generated widespread violence and produced huge refugee populations, leading to political problems that persist to the present day. By focusing on these crucial points, Dane Kennedy reminds us how the tumultuous, even tragic, changes caused by the decolonization profoundly shaped the world we live
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eng
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116 pages
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  • 1. Waves of Decolonization 2. Global War's Colonial Consequences 3. The Deluge 4. The Problem of the Nation-State 5. Imperial Continuities and the Politics of Amnesia References Further Reading Index
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9780199340491
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Decolonization : a very short introduction
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Decolonization
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a very short introduction
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Dane Kennedy
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Language
eng
Summary
Millions of Africans, Asians, and other peoples were the subjects of colonial rule by overseas empires through the mid-twentieth century. By the end of the century, however, nearly all of these peoples had become citizens of independent nation-states. The United Nations grew from 51 member states at its founding in 1945 to 193 today. Its nearly four-fold increase is one measure of the historic shift in international relations that has occurred over the past half-century. Decolonization is the term commonly used to refer to this transition from a world of colonial empires to a world of nation-states in the years after World War II.00Both ex-imperial states and post-colonial regimes have promoted a selective and sanitized version of decolonization that casts their own conduct in a positive light, characterizing the process as negotiated and the outcome as inevitable. This book draws on recent scholarship to challenge that view, demonstrating that considerable violence and instability accompanied the end of empire and that the outcome was often up for grabs.00This book highlights three themes. The first is that global war between empires precipitated decolonization, creating the economic and political crises that gave colonial subjects the opportunity to seek independence. The second theme is that nation-state was not the only option pursued by anti-colonial activists. Many of them sought pan- and trans-national polities instead, but a combination of international and institutional pressures made the nation-state the standard template. The third theme is that the struggle to escape imperial subjugation and create nation-states generated widespread violence and produced huge refugee populations, leading to political problems that persist to the present day. By focusing on these crucial points, Dane Kennedy reminds us how the tumultuous, even tragic, changes caused by the decolonization profoundly shaped the world we live
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Very short introductions
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Decolonization : a very short introduction, Dane Kennedy
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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1. Waves of Decolonization 2. Global War's Colonial Consequences 3. The Deluge 4. The Problem of the Nation-State 5. Imperial Continuities and the Politics of Amnesia References Further Reading Index
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FIEb17850010
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116 pages
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9780199340491
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illustrations.
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(OCoLC)950859490
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Decolonization : a very short introduction, Dane Kennedy
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Contents
1. Waves of Decolonization 2. Global War's Colonial Consequences 3. The Deluge 4. The Problem of the Nation-State 5. Imperial Continuities and the Politics of Amnesia References Further Reading Index
Control code
FIEb17850010
Extent
116 pages
Isbn
9780199340491
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Other physical details
illustrations.
System control number
(OCoLC)950859490

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