Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa Future Imperfect?

• Tác giả: Chris Jeppesen, Project Muse, Andrew W. M Smith
• ISBN-13: 978-1911307730
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 960.3 1885
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 online resource (1 online resource xi, 242 pages) : , illustrations, maps
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 197934
• Chủ đề: 1. Africa; 2. Colonization; 3. Decolonization--Africa; 4. Decolonization; 5. General and world history; 6. HISTORY--General--Africa; 7. History; 8. Humanities; 9. Politics and government; 10. Regional and national history

Tóm tắt

Looking at decolonization in the conditional tense, this volume teases out the complex and uncertain ends of British and French empire in Africa during the period of 'late colonial shift' after 1945. Rather than view decolonization as an inevitable process, the contributors together explore the crucial historical moments in which change was negotiated, compromises were made, and debates were staged. Three core themes guide the analysis: development, contingency and entanglement. The chapters consider the ways in which decolonization was governed and moderated by concerns about development and profit. A complementary focus on contingency allows deeper consideration of how colonial powers planned for 'colonial futures', and how divergent voices greeted the end of empire. Thinking about entanglements likewise stresses both the connections that existed between the British and French empires in Africa, and those that endured beyond the formal transfer of power.