Smith, A and Jeppesen, CJ (Eds).
(2017)
Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa.
[Book].
UCL Press: London.
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Abstract
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.
| Type: | Book |
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| Title: | Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa |
| ISBN-13: | 978-1-911307-73-0 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.14324/111.9781911307730 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.14324/111.9781911307730 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Text © Contributors, 2017. Images © Contributors, 2017. This book is published under a Creative Common 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). This license allows you to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work; to adapt the work and to make commercial use of the work providing attribution is made to the authors (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work). Attribution should include the following information: Andrew W.M. Smith and Chris Jeppesen (eds.), Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa. London, UCL Press, 2017. https://doi.org/10.14324/111.9781911307730 |
| Keywords: | Decolonization, Britain, France, Africa, Empire, Colonial |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1543203 |
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