The Crises of Empire Decolonization and Europe's Imperial Nation States, 1918-1975 |
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Author:
| Thomas, Martin Moore, Bob Butler, L. J. |
ISBN: | 978-0-340-73127-7 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2008 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $69.99 |
Book Description:
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The book is relevant, timely and innovative. It addresses an important historic topic and synthesises the existing literature. The authors give empirical body to some of the questions that have been raised in recent years by the theorists of post colonial history and of global history while at the same time staying on firm ground by not neglecting the 'old fashioned' fields of diplomatic and economic history. Crises of Empire is essential reading for students of imperialism and...
More DescriptionThe book is relevant, timely and innovative. It addresses an important historic topic and synthesises the existing literature. The authors give empirical body to some of the questions that have been raised in recent years by the theorists of post colonial history and of global history while at the same time staying on firm ground by not neglecting the 'old fashioned' fields of diplomatic and economic history. Crises of Empire is essential reading for students of imperialism and comparative decolonization