02540 am 22005053u 450 991016517860332120230621135908.0(CKB)3710000001068998(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/32600(EXLCZ)99371000000106899820170225h20172017 uy 0engurm|#---uuuuutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBritain, France and the decolonization of Africa future imperfect? /edited by Andrew W.M. Smith and Chris JeppesenUCL Press2017London, England :UCL Press,2017.©20171 online resource (xi, 242 pages) illustrations, maps; digital, PDF file(s)1-911307-74-6 1-911307-73-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.DecolonizationAfricaAfricaColonizationAfricaPolitics and governmentempirefrancedecolonizationafricabritaincolonialHuman rightsDecolonization960.3Jeppesen Chrisedt1363990Smith Andrew W. M.1986-Jeppesen ChrisUkMaJRUBOOK9910165178603321Britain, France and the decolonization of Africa3385061UNINA