Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa: Future Imperfect?

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 cruc...

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description 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.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-326002025-07-30T10:21:25Z Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa: Future Imperfect? Jeppesen, Chris W.M. Smith, Andrew empire france decolonization africa britain colonial Human rights thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1H Africa thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history 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. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2017-02-24 23:55 2019-01-11 13:45:08 2020-04-01T13:51:36Z 2017 book 624571 OCN: 973764694 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31856 9781911307730 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/32600 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31856/1/624571.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31856/1/624571.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31856/1/624571.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31856/1/624571.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31856/1/624571.pdf UCL Press 10.14324/111.9781911307730 10.14324/111.9781911307730 29b9f0a3-1b0d-4bdd-99d7-b4d3432d7fcc 9781911307730 254 open access
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Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa: Future Imperfect?
title Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa: Future Imperfect?
title_full Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa: Future Imperfect?
title_fullStr Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa: Future Imperfect?
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title_short Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa: Future Imperfect?
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topic empire
france
decolonization
africa
britain
colonial
Human rights
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france
decolonization
africa
britain
colonial
Human rights
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