عنوان

Elites and decolonization in the twentieth century

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0230306489

(Number (ISBN

9780230306486

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b386932

Title Proper

Elites and decolonization in the twentieth century

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Jost Dulffer, Marc Frey.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Basingstoke

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Palgrave Macmillan,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2011.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

312 pages.

Series Title

Cambridge imperial and post-colonial studies series.;Palgrave Connect eBook Collection.

Text of Note

Electronic book text.; Epublication based on: 9780230243699, 2011.

Text of Note

Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Abbreviations Introduction Intelligence Providers and the Fabric of the Late Colonial State -- M. Thomas Southeast Asian Elites and the Construction of the 'Nation' -- P. Kratoska Dutch Elites and the End of Empire in Indonesia -- M. Frey Emerging Business Elites in Newly Independent Indonesia -- J.T. Lindblad Elites as the Least Common Denominator: The Ambivalent Place of French Schools in Lebanon in the Process of Decolonization -- E. Moller Alternatives to Nationalism: The Political Imagination of Elites in French West Africa, 1945-1960 -- F. Cooper Verwoerdian Apartheid and African Political Elites in South Africa, 1950-1968 -- C. Marx Chieftaincies and Chiefs in Northern Namibia: Intermediaries of Power between Traditionalism, Modernisation and Democratisation -- M. Bollig Nehru -- the Dilemmas of a Colonial Inheritance -- J. Brown Sekou Toure and the Management of Elites in Guinea -- M.S. MacDonald Julius Nyerere and the Project of African Socialism -- A. Eckert The United States, Decolonization and the Education of Third World elites -- C. Unger The Soviet Union and the Socialist camp: Elite formation for the Third World -- A. Hilger Notes Bibliography Index.

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Decolonization changed the spatial order of the globe, the imagination of men and women around the world and established images of the globe. Both individuals and social groups shaped decolonization itself: this volume puts agency squarely at the centre of debate by looking at elites and leaders who changed the course of history across the world.",,,,,,"Decolonization changed the spatial order of the globe, the imagination of men and women around the world and established images of the globe. Both individuals and social groups shaped decolonization itself: this volume puts agency squarely at the centre of debate by looking at elites and leaders who changed the course of history across the world.Decolonization changed the spatial order of the globe, the imagination of men and women around the world and established images of the globe. Both individuals and social groups shaped decolonization itself: this volume puts agency squarely at the centre of debate by looking at elites and leaders who changed the course of history across the world.The dissolution of European empires and the formation of independent states in Africa and Asia was one of the most important historical processes of the twentieth century. Decolonization changed the established images and spatial order of the globe, as well as the imagination of men and women around the world. This volume puts agency squarely at the center of debate by looking at elites, leaders and social groups who shaped decolonization processes and changed the course of history. The volume ultimately shows how elites were vital in mediating and driving the complex processes which ultimately led to decolonization.,"Decolonization changed the spatial order of the globe, the imagination of men and women around the world and established images of the globe. Both individuals and social groups shaped decolonization itself: this volume puts agency squarely at the centre of debate by looking at elites and leaders who changed the course of history across the world.Decolonization changed the spatial order of the globe, the imagination of men and women around the world and established images of the globe. Both individuals and social groups shaped decolonization itself: this volume puts agency squarely at the centre of debate by looking at elites and leaders who changed the course of history across the world.The dissolution of European empires and the formation of independent states in Africa and Asia was one of the most important historical processes of the twentieth century. Decolonization changed the established images and spatial order of the globe, as well as the imagination of men and women around the world. This volume puts agency squarely at the center of debate by looking at elites, leaders and social groups who shaped decolonization processes and changed the course of history. The volume ultimately shows how elites were vital in mediating and driving the complex processes which ultimately led to decolonization.

History

Jost Dülffer

Marc Frey

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