Britain, France and the decolonization of Africa : future imperfect? /: future imperfect?. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Andrew W.M. Smith and Chris Jeppesen.
• Editors: Smith, Andrew W. M, 1986-; Jeppesen, Chris
• Contents: Introduction : development, contingency and entanglement : decolonization in the conditional / Andrew W.M. Smith and Chris Jeppesen -- Nation, state and agency : evolving historiographies of African decolonization / Michael Collins -- 'The winds of change are blowing economically' : the Labour Party and British overseas development, 1940s-1960s / Charlotte Lydia Riley -- 'Oil will set us free' : the hydrocarbon industry and the Algerian decolonization process / Marta Musso -- Future imperfect : colonial futures, contingencies and the end of French empire / Andrew W.M. Smith -- The dynamics of anti-apartheid : international solidarity, human rights and decolonization / Robert Skinner -- 'A worthwhile career for a man who is not entirely self-seeking' : service, duty and the Colonial Service during decolonization / Chris Jeppesen -- Protecting empire from without : francophone African migrant workers, British West Africa and French efforts to maintain power in Africa, 1945-1960 / Joanna Warson -- Afterword : Achilles and the tortoise : the tortoise's view of late colonialism and decolonization / Martin Shipway.
• Publisher Details: London : UCL Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 242 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 960.3; Decolonization -- Africa; HISTORY / Africa / General; Colonization; Decolonization; Politics and government; Africa -- Colonization; Africa -- Politics and government; Africa; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781911307761; 1911307762; 9781911307730; 1911307738
• Related ISBNs: 9781911307778; 1911307770; 9781787350038; 1787350037; 9781911307754; 1911307754; 9781911307747; 1911307746
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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