Decolonization

Maps.

Outline Chronology.

Introduction.

Part I: The Background.

Part II: The British Empire: Asia.

Part III: The British Empire: Africa.

Part IV: The British Empire: Outposts.

Part V: The Commonwealth.

Part VI: The French Empire.

Part VII: The Empires of the Smaller European Powers.

Conclusion.

Guide to Further Reading.

References.

Index.

"I do find Chamberlain a very good introductory book to the subject of decolonization. It is just right for American freshmen. It is very well organised." William Cohen, Indiana

Muriel Chamberlain is Emeritus Professor of History at
the University of Wales, Swansea. She is currently the editor of
The Historian, the journal of the Historical Association and
is an Associate Editor of The New Dictionary of National
Biography. Her previous publications include Lord Aberdeen:
a Political Biography (1983), Lord Palmerston (1987),
Pax Britannica: British Foreign Policy, 1789-1914 (1988) and
The Scramble for Africa (second edition 1999). She is also joint
editor of an English edition of Friedrich Fabri's Does
Germany Need Colonies? (Ed. with Breuning, 1998).

M. E. Chamberlain, University of Swansea