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Europe in Retropsect - Retreat from Empire - Decolonization
After 1945 members of the British royal family found unanticipated employment as ceremonial representatives on those many occasions when political power was transferred from Great Britain to its former colonies.
http://www.britannia.com/history/euro/4/2_2.html
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The Aftertaste of Empire - Food and Decolonization
Food and decolonization are inextricably linked, argues Amanda Perry in this post on culinary history and the legacies of empire.
http://blog.historians.org/2016/06/the-aftertaste-of-empire-food-and-decolonization/
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Colonialism, Decolonization, and Neo-Colonialism - Boundless
After WWII, decolonization ended formal colonialism, but economic inequality has given rise to neocolonialism.
https://www.boundless.com/sociology/textbooks/boundless-sociology-textbook/economy-16/the-transformation-of-economic-systems-119/colonialism-decolonization-and-neo-colonialism-673-10479/
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Decolonization - The New World Encyclopedia
Decolonization refers to the undoing of colonialism, the establishment of governance or authority through the creation of settlements by another country or jurisdiction. The term generally refers to the achievement of independence by the various Western colonies and protectorates in Asia and [Africa]] following World War II.
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Decolonization
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History of Decolonization and Independence in the 20th Century - The Map as History
The reasons why decolonization took place are many and complex, varying widely from one country to another. Three key elements played a major role in the process: colonized peoples' thirst for independence, the Second World War which demonstrated that colonial powers were no longer invulnerable, and a new focus on anti-colonialism in international arenas such as the United Nations.
http://www.the-map-as-history.com/maps/11-decolonization_independence.php
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What is Decolonization and Why Does it Matter?
Decolonization is a goal but it is not an endpoint. I like this open-ended beginning because it speaks to two things: that the struggle for decolonization is a journey that is never finished and that, on this journey, uncertainty is not to be feared.
https://intercontinentalcry.org/what-is-decolonization-and-why-does-it-matter/
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Decolonization and Revolution - EGO
Decolonization is a central historical trend. Occurring in four broad phases from 1776 up to 1991, it has shaped the present-day global system of states through the release of revolutionary forces. The term "decolonization" refers to the process through which colonial rule dissolved, and it encompasses the various political, economic, cultural and social dimensions of this process both in the periphery and in the metropole.
http://ieg-ego.eu/en/threads/europe-and-the-world/european-overseas-rule/fabian-klose-decolonization-and-revolution
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Unsettling America - Decolonization in Theory and Practice
Rethinking Pedagogies of Place from Indigenous, Postcolonial, and Decolonizing Perspectives
https://unsettlingamerica.wordpress.com
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BBC - History - British History in depth: Britain, the Commonwealth and the End of Empire
The collapse of British imperial power - all but complete by the mid-1960s - can be traced directly to the impact of World War Two.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/modern/endofempire_overview_01.shtml
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The United Nations and Decolonization
In a vast political reshaping of the world, more than 80 former colonies comprising some 750 million people have gained independence since the creation of the United Nations.
http://www.un.org/en/decolonization/
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Decolonization of Asia and Africa, 1945-1960 - 1945-1952 - Milestones - Office of the Historian
Between 1945 and 1960, three dozen new states in Asia and Africa achieved autonomy or outright independence from their European colonial rulers.
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/asia-and-africa
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Decolonization - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Decolonization is the undoing of colonialism, where a nation establishes and maintains its domination over dependent territories. The Oxford English Dictionary defines decolonization as "the withdrawal from its colonies of a colonial power; the acquisition of political or economic independence by such colonies."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decolonization
