| Decolonization and the Cold War: Negotiating Independence Contributor(s): James, Leslie (Editor), Leake, Elisabeth (Editor), Zeiler, Thomas (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1472571193 ISBN-13: 9781472571199 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $35.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Modern - 20th Century - Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism |
| Dewey: 325.309 |
| LCCN: 2014025374 |
| Series: New Approaches to International History |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.15 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Cold War and decolonization transformed the twentieth century world. This volume brings together an international line-up of experts to explore how these transformations took place and expand on some of the latest threads of analysis to help inform our understanding of the links between the two phenomena. The book begins by exploring ideas of modernity, development, and economics as Cold War and postcolonial projects and goes on to look at the era's intellectual history and investigate how emerging forms of identity fought for supremacy. Finally, the contributors question ideas of sovereignty and state control that move beyond traditional Cold War narratives. Decolonization and the Cold War emphasizes new approaches by drawing on various methodologies, regions, themes, and interdisciplinary work, to shed new light on two topics that are increasingly important to historians of the twentieth century. |
Contributor Bio(s): James, Leslie: - Leslie James is LecturerinWorld History at the University of Cambridge, UK.Leake, Elisabeth: - Elizabeth Leake is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at RoyalHolloway, University of London, UK.Zeiler, Thomas: - Thomas Zeiler is Professor of American Diplomatic History at the University of Colorado Boulder, USA. |