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Vient de paraître Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa : Future Imperfect ? sous la direction d’Andrew W.M. Smith et Chris Jeppesen aux UCL Press
Le 2 mars 2017 à 13h29
Vient de paraître Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa : Future Imperfect ? sous la direction d’Andrew W.M.
La version électronique (en pdf) est gratuite, en open access (ISBN : 978-1-911307-73-0).
Il est à signaler que l’ensemble des ouvrages et des revues éditées par les UCL (University College London) Press sont en open access/accès libre pour la version électronique en pdf.
"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."
Andrew W.M.
Chris