European Overseas Empire, 1879 – 1999: A Short History

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List of Illustrations vii

Acknowledgements ix

List of Abbreviations xi

Introduction 1

1 The Nineteenth –Century Context 11

2 The Civilizing Mission and the Race for Empire, 1879 1902 33

3 Resistance and Consolidation, 1902 1912 67

4 Empires at War, 1912 1922 87

5 The Colonial Era, 1922 1931 109

6 World War II, 1931 1945 131

7 Unfinished and Finished Empires, 1945 1958 153

8 Decolonization s Second Wave, 1958 1975 181

9 Empire After Imperialism: 1975 1999 and Beyond 201

Index 223