Decolonization (2nd ed.)

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by Raymond F. Betts

Routledge

Due/Published May 2004, 160 pages, paper

ISBN 0415318211

Using examples to illustrate his discussions, including Hong Kong, Nigeria, South Africa and Sri Lanka, Betts throws light on the end of colonial empires and the changes and problems that decolonization created. This second edition brings the discussion up to date and looks at contemporary concerns such as the growth of Islamic Fundamentalism, 9/11 and the AIDS pandemic.

Contents

1. Empire in the Afternoon: the Interwar Years
2. The Sea Change of Empire: the Effects of World War II
3. Instability and Uncertainty: the Postwar Situation
4. Pronouncements, Denunciation and the Search for Ideology: International Public Opinion and Decolonization
5. Countryside and City: the Two Landscapes of Decolonization
6. 'Gotta be This or That': The Problems of Independence
7. Outside In: Colonial Migration
8. Land and Language: Concerns Over the Perceived Continuing European Presence
9. In the Wake of the Past
10. Beyond Empire: Current Issues and Conditions in the Study of Imperialism and Decolonization