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Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa: Future Imperfect?

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Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa

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Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa: Future Imperfect?
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Edited by Andrew W.M. Smith and Chris Jeppesen
2017
Published by: University College London
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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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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Cover

Half-title
pp. i-ii

Title Page
p. iii

Copyright
p. iv

Acknowledgements
pp. v-vi

Contents
pp. vii-viii

List of figures
p. ix

Notes on contributors
pp. x-xii

Introduction: development, contingency and entanglement: decolonization in the conditional
Andrew W. M. Smith and Chris Jeppesen
pp. 1-14

Section 1: Development

1. Nation, state and agency: evolving historiographies of African decolonization
Michael Collins
pp. 17-42

2. ‘The winds of change are blowing economically’: the Labour Party and British overseas development, 1940s– 1960s
Charlotte Lydia Riley
pp. 43-61

3. ‘Oil will set us free’: the hydrocarbon industry and the Algerian decolonization process
Marta Musso
pp. 62-84

Section 2. Contingency

4. Future imperfect: colonial futures, contingencies and the end of French empire
Andrew W. M. Smith
pp. 87-110

5. The dynamics of anti- apartheid: international solidarity, human rights and decolonization
Robert Skinner
pp. 111-130

Section 3. Entanglement

6. ‘A worthwhile career for a man who is not entirely self- seeking’: service, duty and the Colonial Service during decolonization
Chris Jeppesen
pp. 133-155

7. Protecting empire from without: francophone African migrant workers, British West Africa and French efforts to maintain power in Africa, 1945– 1960
Joanna Warson
pp. 156-171

Conclusion: the conditional as a category
Chris Jeppesen and Andrew W. M. Smith
pp. 172-176

Afterword: Achilles and the tortoise: the tortoise’s view of late colonialism and decolonization
Martin Shipway
pp. 177-185

Notes
pp. 186-223

Select bibliography
pp. 224-238

Index
pp. 239-242

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