Colonialism, independence, and the construction of nation-states / Forrest D. Colburn.
This book analyzes how the poorer countries of the world have a shared history: these many countries were assaulted, overrun, and sometimes even formed by European colonialism. The wave of accessions to legal independence in the aftermath of World War II was of extraordinary importance. There was an...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham, Switzerland :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2021]
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| Series: | Palgrave pivot.
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| Online Access: | Springer Humanities and Social Science eBook Collection 2021 English/International |
| Summary: | This book analyzes how the poorer countries of the world have a shared history: these many countries were assaulted, overrun, and sometimes even formed by European colonialism. The wave of accessions to legal independence in the aftermath of World War II was of extraordinary importance. There was an intoxicating confidence and determination, a sense that everything was possible. A half-century later, the world looks different. The author adroitly delineates the uneven performance of newly-constructed or reimagined nation-states, and the shifting perceptions of the poorer countries in the world. Forrest D. Colburn is a Professor at the City University of New York, New York, USA. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (157 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 3030547159 9783030547158 3030547167 9783030547165 |