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UNINA9910450342403321 |
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Titolo |
Decolonization : perspectives from now and then / / edited by Prasenjit Duara |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-36837-2 |
0-415-31820-3 |
1-134-36838-0 |
1-280-07641-0 |
0-203-59848-2 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (139 p.) |
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Collana |
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The making of the contemporary world |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Decolonization - History |
Imperialism - History - 20th century |
World politics - 1945-1989 |
World War, 1914-1918 - Influence |
World War, 1939-1945 - Influence |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [120]-125) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Empire in the afternoon: the interwar years -- 2. The sea change of empire: the effects of World War II -- 3. Instability and uncertainty: the postwar situation -- 4. Pronouncements, denunciation, and the search for ideology: international public opinion and decolonization -- 5. Countryside and city: the two landscapes of decolonization -- 6. 'Gotta be this or that': the problems of independence -- 7. Outside in: colonial migration -- 8. Land and language: concerns over the perceived continuing European presence -- 9. In the wake of the past -- 10. Beyond empire: current issues and conditions in the study of imperialism and decolonization. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A second, fully updated edition of this concise introduction to the phenomenon of decolonization. |
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