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| Other authors / contributors: | Smith, Andrew W. M., 1986- editor.
Jeppesen, Chris, editor.
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| ISBN: | 9781911307761
1911307762
9781911307730
1911307738
9781911307778
1911307770
9781787350038
1787350037
9781911307754
1911307754
9781911307747
1911307746
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| Digital file characteristics: | data file
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | Looking at decolonization in the conditional tense, this volume teases out the complex and uncertain ends of British and French empire in Africa during the period of 'late colonial shift' after 1945. Rather than view decolonization as an inevitable process, the contributors together explore the crucial historical moments in which change was negotiated, compromises were made, and debates were staged. Three core themes guide the analysis: development, contingency and entanglement. The chapters consider the ways in which decolonization was governed and moderated by concerns about development and profit. A complementary focus on contingency allows deeper consideration of how colonial powers planned for 'colonial futures', and how divergent voices greeted the end of empire. Thinking about entanglements likewise stresses both the connections that existed between the British and French empires in Africa, and those that endured beyond the formal transfer of power.
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| Other form: | Print version: Britain, France and the decolonization of Africa. London : UCL Press, 2017 1911307746
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