The Transfer Of Power In Africa: Decolonization, 1940 1960

by Prosser Gifford (Editor), William Roger Louis (Editor)

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Genres: History

656 pages, Paperback

First published November 25, 1982

Reviews

[David]

A 500-page collection of essays written by social historians in the 1980s. Not the easiest text to get through. Things that stand out is how the protracted anti-colonial struggles in Asia during the 1950s effectively broke the Western will to fight for empire, and greased the slide for 1960 Year of Africa et. al. I like the use of the term “transfer of power” over decolonization. I have other thoughts but they’re not developed or interesting enough for me to share (and I must say my reviews have been getting pretty long)