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Decolonization : the fall of the European empires

by M.E. Chamberlain

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This book charts the decolonization of Asia, Africa and the Caribbean from 1945 to the present day, analysing the ways in which countries separated themselves from the control of the European Powers.

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M.E. Chamberlain

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Genres: Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Politics and Government
DDC/MDS: 325.3 — Social sciences Political science International migration and colonization English
LCC: JV151 .C47 — Political Science Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration Colonies and colonization. Emigration and History
BISAC: HIS HISTORY Modern 20th Century General

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Languages: English
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Published: 1985
Genres: Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Politics and Government
DDC/MDS: 325.3
LCC: JV151 .C47

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