Decolonization
The Fall of the European Empires
Historical Association Studies
2. Edition October 1999
160 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-21602-5
John Wiley & Sons
This book charts the decolonization of Asia, Africa and the Caribbean from 1945 to the present day, analysing the ways in which countries separated themselves from the control of the European Powers.
Outline Chronology.
Maps.
Introduction.
Part I: The Background:.
1. First Colonial Responses.
Part II: The British Empire: Asia:.
2. India.
3. Ceylon, Burma and Malaya.
Part III: The British Empire: Africa:.
4. Ghana.
5. Nigeria.
6. Sierra Leone and The Gambia.
7. East Africa (Uganda, Tankanyika and Zanzibar).
8. Kenya.
9. South Central Africa (the Rhodesias and Nyasaland).
Part IV: The British Empire: Outposts: .
10. The Caribbean.
11. The Mediterranean.
12. The 'Daughters'.
Part V: The Commonwealth:.
Part VI: The French Empire: .
13. North Africa.
14. Black Africa and Madagascar.
15. Indochina.
Part VII: The Empires of the Smaller European Powers:
.
16. The Dutch Empire.
17. The Belgian Empire.
18. The Italian Empire.
19. The Spanish Empire.
20. The Portuguese Empire.
21. The Russian Empire.
Conclusion.
Guide to Further Reading.
References.
Index.
Maps.
Introduction.
Part I: The Background:.
1. First Colonial Responses.
Part II: The British Empire: Asia:.
2. India.
3. Ceylon, Burma and Malaya.
Part III: The British Empire: Africa:.
4. Ghana.
5. Nigeria.
6. Sierra Leone and The Gambia.
7. East Africa (Uganda, Tankanyika and Zanzibar).
8. Kenya.
9. South Central Africa (the Rhodesias and Nyasaland).
Part IV: The British Empire: Outposts: .
10. The Caribbean.
11. The Mediterranean.
12. The 'Daughters'.
Part V: The Commonwealth:.
Part VI: The French Empire: .
13. North Africa.
14. Black Africa and Madagascar.
15. Indochina.
Part VII: The Empires of the Smaller European Powers:
.
16. The Dutch Empire.
17. The Belgian Empire.
18. The Italian Empire.
19. The Spanish Empire.
20. The Portuguese Empire.
21. The Russian Empire.
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).
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).
