British decolonisation (1919-1984)
ISBN : 9782130606857
Description
Du statut de Westminster à la révolte des Mau Mau, de la partition de l’Inde à la « seconde colonisation en Afrique », des grèves dans les Caraïbes aux compromis dans le Pacifique, cet ouvrage examine les spécificités de la décolonisation britannique dans le monde du XXe siècle.
The end of the European empires undoubtedly stands as the major transformation of the twentieth-century world. Most mo-mentous, perhaps, was that of the British empire, which had combined the largest area of direct rule with the greatest sphere of informal power. Reflecting on the vivid controversies about the nature, causes, pace and extent of British decolonisation, this study analyses the long history of the end of the British empire, from the Treaty of Versailles to the Sino-British Treaty for the handover of Hong Kong. Beyond the high tide of independences, late ends of empire and remaining colonial outposts are crucial to understand the dynamics of British decolonisation, a
Notes bibliographiques
Mélanie Torrent is senior lecturer at the University Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, where she teaches British and Commonwealth history. She specialises in British foreign policy, post-colonial di
Description
Du statut de Westminster à la révolte des Mau Mau, de la partition de l’Inde à la « seconde colonisation en Afrique », des grèves dans les Caraïbes aux compromis dans le Pacifique, cet ouvrage examine les spécificités de la décolonisation britannique dans le monde du XXe siècle.
The end of the European empires undoubtedly stands as the major transformation of the twentieth-century world. Most mo-mentous, perhaps, was that of the British empire, which had combined the largest area of direct rule with the greatest sphere of informal power. Reflecting on the vivid controversies about the nature, causes, pace and extent of British decolonisation, this study analyses the long history of the end of the British empire, from the Treaty of Versailles to the Sino-British Treaty for the handover of Hong Kong. Beyond the high tide of independences, late ends of empire and remaining colonial outposts are crucial to understand the dynamics of British decolonisation, a
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- Poids389 gr
- CollectionCNED
- DistributeurDILISCO
- Forme de produitLivre broché / livre de poche broché
- Marque EditorialePUF
- Livre de pocheOui
