A Short History
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Köp båda 2 för 310 krFor those looking for a compact and lucid account of why decolonization occurred, and what it meant, this is the place to start.Krishan Kumar, Times Literary Supplement A remarkably useful book. . . . The authors modestly describe it as a historical essay which is designed to be an introductory survey. That does not do justice to its strikingly thoughtful approach and the wealth of ideas that are compressed into its pages.John M. MacKenzie, Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History First-rate.Nicolas van de Walle, Foreign Affairs A succinct, highly accessible survey.Choice Impressive. Jansen and Osterhammel adroitly navigate both the individual stories of different countries and empires and the broader scholarly debates that encompass those stories. . . . A quintessential introduction to the end of empire.Jessica Lynne Pearson, H-France Review A rich synthesis.Michael Collins, EuropeNow
Jan C. Jansen is a research fellow at the German Historical Institute in Washington, DC. Jrgen Osterhammel is professor of modern and contemporary history at the University of Konstanz. His books include The Transformation of the World: A Global History of the Nineteenth Century (Princeton).