Dietmar Rothermund

The Routledge Companion to Decolonization (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Providing comprehensive coverage of a broad and complex subject with thematic chapters, a chronology, maps and biographies of key figures, this is an essential companion to the process of decolonization in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific.

---

Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, HR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. April 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134250981
• Artikelnr.: 42641821

Autorenporträt

Dietmar Rothermund is Professor Emeritus of South Asian History at the University of Heidelberg. He is chairman of the European Association of South Asian Studies. His publications include The Global Impact of the Great Depression (Routledge, 1996) and (with Hermann Kulke) A History of India (Routledge, 2004).

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Chronology, Background, Historiography Chronology. Background: The
Phases of European Imperialism. Historiography. Maps. Part 2: Themes. The
Context of Decolonization. The End of Colonial Empires in Asia. The Arab
World: From the Fertile Crescent to the Sahara. The "Wind of Change" in
Black Africa. White Settlers: Resistance to Decolonization. The
Commonwealth Caribbean: From Exploitation to Dependency. A Diehard Empire:
The Portuguese in Africa and Asia. The Pacific Islands: Small Nations at
Sea. The Legacy of Colonial Rule. From Colonialism to Neo-Colonialism?
Part 3: Sources, Names and Terms. Guide to Sources and Secondary Reading.
Biographies. Glossary. Bibliography. Index