Decolonization is the term commonly used to refer to this transition from a world of colonial empires to a world of nation-states in the years after World War II. Decolonization: A Very ...
MoreDecolonization is the term commonly used to refer to this transition from a world of colonial empires to a world of nation-states in the years after World War II.
Decolonization: A Very Short Introduction demonstrates that this process involved considerable violence and instability. It highlights three themes: first, that global war between empires precipitated decolonization, creating the economic and political crises that gave colonial subjects the opportunity to seek independence. Second, that the nation-state was not the only option pursued by anti-colonial activists; and the third, that the struggle to escape imperial subjugation and create nation-states generated widespread violence and produced huge refugee populations, leading to political problems that persist today.
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