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Decolonisations Compared
Nicholas Tarling
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Description for Decolonisations Compared
Hardback. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 120 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book offers an analysis of the decolonisation process across three different regions around the world: Central America, Southeast Asia and the Caucasus. It explores how the nature of previous imperial systems shaped the nation states that were created in their stead. By outlining these contrasting historical trajectories, this short study argues that the stability of these nation states and their ability to cooperate with one another are dependent on the acceptance of the frontiers established by the previous imperial powers. It moves from Central America, left in the early nineteenth century without any clear borders and which has suffered ... Read more
This book offers an analysis of the decolonisation process across three different regions around the world: Central America, Southeast Asia and the Caucasus. It explores how the nature of previous imperial systems shaped the nation states that were created in their stead. By outlining these contrasting historical trajectories, this short study argues that the stability of these nation states and their ability to cooperate with one another are dependent on the acceptance of the frontiers established by the previous imperial powers. It moves from Central America, left in the early nineteenth century without any clear borders and which has suffered ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series
Number of Pages
135
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319536484
SKU
V9783319536484
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About Nicholas Tarling
Nicholas Tarling is a Fellow of the New Zealand Asia Institute at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has published a large number of books, mostly on Southeast Asia, and is editor of The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia. His most recent book is The British and the Vietnam War: their way with LBJ (2017).
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