The two decades that followed World War II witnessed the end of the
great European empires in Asia and Africa. Robert Tignor's new study
of the decolonization experiences of Egypt, Nigeria, and Kenya
elucidates the major factors that led to the transfer of power from
British to African hands in these three territories. Employing a
comparative method in order to explain the different decolonizing
narratives in each territory, he argues that the different state
policies toward the private business sector and foreign capital were
the result of nationalist policies and attitudes and the influence of
Cold War pressures on local events. Using business records as well as
official government sources, the work highlights the economic aspects
of decolonization and weighs the influence of nationalist movements,
changes in metropolitan attitudes toward the empire, and shifts in the
international balance of power in bringing about the transfer of
authority. The author concludes that the business communities did not
play decisive roles, adhering instead to their time-honored role of
leaving political issues to colonial officials and their nationalist
critics. Tignor also finds that the nationalist movements, far from
being ineffective, largely realized the primary goals of nationalist
leaders that had been articulated for many decades. Originally
published in 1997. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest
print-on-demand technology to again make available previously
out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton
University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these
important books while presenting them in durable paperback and
hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to
vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the
thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its
founding in 1905.
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9781400873005
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2016
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Princeton University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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