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France and Decolonisation

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  • © 1991

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Authors:
  1. Raymond F. Betts
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Part of the book series: The Making of the Twentieth Century (MATWCE)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction: The French Colonial Empire in the Context of Modern History

    • Raymond F. Betts
    Pages 1-4

  3. Historical Conditions

    • Raymond F. Betts
    Pages 5-18

  4. An Empire Peaceful and Disturbed

    • Raymond F. Betts
    Pages 19-32

  5. The Changing Scene in the Colonial World

    • Raymond F. Betts
    Pages 33-48

  6. The Despair and Hope of War

    • Raymond F. Betts
    Pages 49-64

  7. Caution and Confusion

    • Raymond F. Betts
    Pages 65-77

  8. Dissolution

    • Raymond F. Betts
    Pages 78-93

  9. Accumulating Failure: Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria

    • Raymond F. Betts
    Pages 94-114

  10. The Peaceful Devolution of Authority: Sub-Saharan Africa

    • Raymond F. Betts
    Pages 115-126

  11. Conclusion

    • Raymond F. Betts
    Pages 127-136

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 137-152
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By 1914 France had amassed over ten million square kilometres, and 60 million people including the colonies of Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, the colony in S.E. Asia known as Indochina and a vast block of West Africa. This study gives the undergraduate student a factual geographical and historical background to the establishment of the early twentieth century French colonial empire. The author describes in detail the physical struggles between the colonies and their rules and the subsequent demise of the Empire.

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