One of the most dramatically significant themes of the twentieth century has been the decline and final dismemberment of the European colonial empires. This boo

This collection brings together twenty-one key articles that explore the nature and impact of colonial withdrawal. Ranging across all the European colonial powe

This new Companion brings together, in one single volume, all the essential facts and figures relating to European decolonisation in the twentieth century. Prof

The Oxford Handbook of the Ends of Empire offers the most comprehensive treatment of the causes, course, and consequences of the collapse of empires in the twen

As European colonies in Asia and Africa became independent nations, as the United States engaged in war in Southeast Asia and in covert operations in South Amer