The Longman companion to European decolonisation in the twentieth century
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The Longman companion to European decolonisation in the twentieth century
（Longman companions to history）
Longman, 1998
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European decolonisation in the twentieth century
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Bibliography: p. [313]-328
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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: pbk ISBN 9780582077737
Description
This new Companion brings together, in one single volume, all the essential facts and figures relating to European decolonisation in the twentieth century. Professor Chamberlain has taken each European empire in turn (the British, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, Belgian and Italian) and for each one she has provided a detailed chronology of the process of decolonisation in the individual states.
Table of Contents
SECTION I: THE EUROPEAN EMPIRES IN 1945.
1. The League of Nations and the Mandate System.
2. Key Events of World War Two.
3. The United Nations and Human Rights Declarations.
SECTION II: METROPOLITAN POLITICS.
SECTION III: THE CHRONOLOGY OF DECOLONIZATION.
4. The British Empire.
5. The French Empire.
6. The Dutch Empire.
7. The Portuguese Empire.
8. The Spanish Empire.
9. The Belgian Empire.
10. The Italian Empire.
SECTION IV: BIOGRAPHIES.
SECTION V: GLOSSARY.
SECTION VI: BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Appendices.
Maps.
Index.
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: cloth ISBN 9780582077744
Description
This volume contains essential facts and figures relating to European decolonization in the 20th century. Containing biographies of the leading figures it takes each European empire in turn and offers a detailed chronology of the process of decolonization in the individual states.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 The world in 1945: the European empires in 1945
- the League of Nations and the mandate system
- key events of World War II
- the United Nations and human rights declarations. Part 2: metropolitan politics. Part 3 The chronology of decolonization: the changing perceptions of empire
- the British Empire
- the French Empire
- the Dutch Empire
- the Portuguese Empire
- the Spanish Empire
- the Belgian Empire
- the Italian Empire. Appendices: dates of independence of African nations
- modern and colonial names.
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