The Oxford Handbook of the Ends of Empire
Martin Thomas, "The Oxford Handbook of the Ends of Empire "
English | ISBN: 0198713193 | 2019 | 760 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 0198713193 | 2019 | 760 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
The Oxford Handbook of the Ends of Empire offers the most comprehensive treatment of the causes, course, and consequences of the ends of empire in the twentieth century. The volume's contributors convey the global reach of decolonization, with chapters analysing the empires of Western Europe, Eastern Europe, China and Japan.
The Handbook combines broad, regional treatments of decolonization with chapter contributions constructed around particular themes or social issues. It considers how the history of decolonization is being rethought as a result of the rise of the 'new' imperial history, and its emphasis on race, gender, and culture, as well as the more recent growth of interest in histories of globalization, transnational history, and histories of migration and diaspora, humanitarianism and development, and human rights.
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