Decolonization: A Very Short Introduction

by Dane Keith Kennedy

Book Overview

Millions of Africans, Asians, and other peoples were the subjects of colonial rule by overseas empires through the mid-twentieth century. By the end of the century, however, nearly all of these peoples had become citizens of independent nation-states. The United Nations grew from 51 member states at its founding in 1945 to 193 today. Its nearly four-fold increase is one measure of the historic shift in international relations that has occurred over...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199340498
• ISBN13: 9780199340491
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 6.8"