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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations vii

Acknowledgements ix

List of Abbreviations xi

Introduction 1

1 The Nineteenth-Century Context 11

2 The Civilizing Mission and the Race for Empire, 1879–1902 33

3 Resistance and Consolidation, 1902–1912 67

4 Empires at War, 1912–1922 87

5 The Colonial Era, 1922–1931 109

6 World War II, 1931–1945 131

7 Unfinished and Finished Empires, 1945–1958 153

8 Decolonization’s Second Wave, 1958–1975 181

9 Empire After Imperialism: 1975–1999 and Beyond 201

Index 223

European Overseas Empire 1879 1999

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 18/04/2018
      ISBN13: 9781119130116, 978-1119130116
      ISBN10: 1119130115
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents

      List of Illustrations vii

      Acknowledgements ix

      List of Abbreviations xi

      Introduction 1

      1 The Nineteenth-Century Context 11

      2 The Civilizing Mission and the Race for Empire, 1879–1902 33

      3 Resistance and Consolidation, 1902–1912 67

      4 Empires at War, 1912–1922 87

      5 The Colonial Era, 1922–1931 109

      6 World War II, 1931–1945 131

      7 Unfinished and Finished Empires, 1945–1958 153

      8 Decolonization’s Second Wave, 1958–1975 181

      9 Empire After Imperialism: 1975–1999 and Beyond 201

      Index 223

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