ABSTRACT

This new Companion brings together, in one single volume, all the essential facts and figures relating to European decolonisation in the twentieth century. Professor Chamberlain has taken each European empire in turn (the British, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, Belgian and Italian) and for each one she has provided a detailed chronology of the process of decolonisation in the individual states.

part |2 pages

Section One: The World in 1945

chapter 1|10 pages

THE EUROPEAN EMPIRES IN 1945

chapter 3|5 pages

KEY EVENTS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

part |2 pages

Section Two: Metropolitan Politics

chapter |2 pages

Great Britain

chapter |3 pages

France

chapter |1 pages

The Netherlands

chapter |2 pages

Portugal

part |2 pages

Section Three: The Chronology of Decolonisation

chapter 1|2 pages

THE CHANGING PERCEPTIONS OF EMPIRE

chapter 2|107 pages

THE BRITISH EMPIRE

chapter 3|33 pages

THE FRENCH EMPIRE

chapter 4|4 pages

THE DUTCH EMPIRE

chapter 5|5 pages

THE PORTUGUESE EMPIRE

chapter 6|2 pages

THE SPANISH EMPIRE

chapter 7|3 pages

THE BELGIAN EMPIRE

chapter 8|2 pages

THE ITALIAN EMPIRE

chapter |82 pages

Section Four: Biographies

chapter |32 pages

Section Five: Glossary

chapter |16 pages

Section Six: Bibliography

chapter |2 pages

Section Seven: Appendices and Maps

chapter |2 pages

APPENDIX 2: MODERN AND COLONIAL NAMES

chapter |5 pages

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