The Decolonisation of Africa, 1940–1960
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20042837 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bill Freund (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Pages | 191-233 |
| Publication date | 1984-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Making of Contemporary Africa (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Macmillan Education UK (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-349-17332-7_9 |
| OpenAlex | W2415061907 |
| ISBN | 9781349173327 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 24 |
Two related watersheds divide the twentieth-century history of Africa: the great depression and World War II. Neither had African causes; the second was fought only tangentially in tropical Africa. Both, however, brought about fundamental shifts in world political economy that deeply touched material life and ultimately initiated far-reaching social, political and economic change
Decolonization · Development economics · Economics · Economy · Geography · Great Depression · Keynesian economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · World economy · World War II · African history and culture studies · History · Law
Political Protest in the Congo
Political Change in a West African State
Politics in Congo
Nigeria
Nationalism in colonial Africa
Nigerian Political Parties
Politics in Sierra Leone 1947-1967
The End of Colonial Rule in West Africa
Politics in an Urban African Community
The Role of the Labour Department in the Birth of African Trade Unionism in Northern Rhodesia
Condominium and Sudanese Nationalism
Parties and Politics in Northern Nigeria
Parties and Politics in Northern Nigeria
The Politics of Tradition. Continuity and Change in Northern Nigeria 1946-1966
Businessmen in politics
American Foreign Policy in the Congo 1960-1964
The Emergence of Political Parties in Eritrea, 1941–1950
Nigerian Political Parties
Zambia
L'Insurrection Malgache de 1947
Islam, Nationalism and Communism in a Traditional Society
Eritrea
Radical Nationalism in Cameroun
Rhodesia
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |