Decolonization

by Raymond F. Betts

The end of the colonial empire was a global phenomenon which left profound changes that contributed to the shape of the modern international political, social and economic system. Decolonization considers this "process" and the outcomes which have left a legacy of

problems, drawing on numerous examples including Ghana, India, Rwanda and Hong Kong.

Raymond Betts examines the effects of the two World Wars on the colonial empire; the expectations and problems created by independence; the major demographic shifts accompanying the end of the empire; the cultural experiences, literary movements and the search for ideology of the dying

empire; and the newly independent nations. Decolonization gives a concise, original and multi-disciplinary introduction to this topic and analyzes what the future holds beyond the empire.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

124 pages, ebook

First published May 28, 1998

About the author

Dr. Raymond Frederick Betts was an American academic and historian. After completing undergraduate studies at Rutgers University in 1949 and receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree, he earned his MA from Columbia University only a year later, in 1950. He earned his PhD, also from Columbia University, in 1958 (according to one source he also received a doctoral degree from the Université Grenoble in 1955). Professor Betts began his academic career as an assistant professor at Bryn Mawr College in 1956. In 1961 he moved to Grinnell College in Iowa, where he spent ten years, initially as an associate professor. In 1971 he accepted a position as professor of history at the University of Kentucky, where he spent the remainder of his career, retiring in 1990. Professor Betts was considered to be one of the world's foremost authorities on the history of French colonialism.

Reviews

[Giorgia]

Ringraziamo i miei esami per contribuire alla mia challenge annuale

[Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Estava super entusiasmada por estar a ler algo para uma cadeira que sinceramente estava a desenvolver análises mesmo fixes mas certos capítulos vão contra tudo o que parecia que o livro estava a querer argumentar :/ contudo, boas referências

[Evelyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Important and fascinating material, but the writing quality is quite poor.