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    Afterword: Achilles and the tortoise: the tortoise’s view of late colonialism and decolonization

    Shipway, Martin (2017) Afterword: Achilles and the tortoise: the tortoise’s view of late colonialism and decolonization. In: Smith, A.W.M. and Jeppeson, C. (eds.) Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa: Future Imperfect? London, UK: UCL Press, pp. 177-185. ISBN 9781911307730.

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    Abstract

    Book synopsis: Looking at decolonization in the conditional tense, this volume teases out the complex and uncertain ends of British and French empire in Africa during the period of ‘late colonial shift’ after 1945. Rather than view decolonization as an inevitable process, the contributors together explore the crucial historical moments in which change was negotiated, compromises were made, and debates were staged. Three core themes guide the analysis: development, contingency and entanglement. The chapters consider the ways in which decolonization was governed and moderated by concerns about development and profit. A complementary focus on contingency allows deeper consideration of how colonial powers planned for ‘colonial futures’, and how divergent voices greeted the end of empire. Thinking about entanglements likewise stresses both the connections that existed between the British and French empires in Africa, and those that endured beyond the formal transfer of power.

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    Item Type: Book Section
    School: Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication
    Depositing User: Administrator
    Date Deposited: 09 Mar 2020 13:37
    Last Modified: 09 Aug 2023 12:47
    URI: https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/31202

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