The Wars Of French Decolonization

Author : Anthony Clayton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317894858

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The Wars of French Decolonization by Anthony Clayton Pdf

This ambitious survey draws together the two major wars of decolonization fought by France in Indochina and Algeria (as well as the lesser but far from insignificant military operations in Madagascar, Tunisia and Morocco) into a single integrated account. It examines traditional French attitudes to empire, and how these changed under the pressure of events; the military operations themselves; the collapse of the Fourth Republic and the return of de Gaulle; and the final drama of French withdrawal from Algeria and the 'ethnic cleansing' of its European settler population.

Author : Martin Thomas
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0719065186

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The French Empire Between the Wars by Martin Thomas Pdf

The French empire between the wars is the first study of the French colonial empire at its height in the twenty years following the First World War. Based on extensive archival research, it addresses current debates about French methods of rule and their impact on colonial peoples, the origins of decolonisation, and the role of popular imperialism in French society and culture. By considering the distinctiveness of the inter-war years as a discrete period of colonial change, this book addresses several larger issues, such as tracing the origins of decolonisation in the rise of colonial nationalism, and a re-assessment of the impact of inter-war colonial rebellions in Africa, Syria and Indochina. The book also connects French theories of colonial governance to the lived experience of colonial rule in a period scarred by war and economic dislocation. The author analyses colonial decision-making in Paris and the renewed threat of global war, as well as colonial economic conditions and forms of discrimination in the empire to illustrate the process of French imperial decline.

Author : Nathaniel K. Powell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108488679

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France's Wars in Chad by Nathaniel K. Powell Pdf

Examines twenty years of French military interventions in Chad and Hissène Habré's rise to power between 1960 and 1982.

Author : Andrew W.M. Smith,Chris Jeppesen
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781911307730

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Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa by Andrew W.M. Smith,Chris Jeppesen Pdf

Looking at decolonization in the conditional tense, this volume teases out the complex and uncertain ends of British and French empire in Africa during the period of ‘late colonial shift’ after 1945. Rather than view decolonization as an inevitable process, the contributors together explore the crucial historical moments in which change was negotiated, compromises were made, and debates were staged. Three core themes guide the analysis: development, contingency and entanglement. The chapters consider the ways in which decolonization was governed and moderated by concerns about development and profit. A complementary focus on contingency allows deeper consideration of how colonial powers planned for ‘colonial futures’, and how divergent voices greeted the end of empire. Thinking about entanglements likewise stresses both the connections that existed between the British and French empires in Africa, and those that endured beyond the formal transfer of power. Praise for Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa '…this ambitious volume represents a significant step forward for the field. As is often the case with rich and stimulating work, the volume gestures towards more themes than I have space to properly address in this review. These include shifting terrains of temporality, spatial Scales, and state sovereignty, which together raise important questions about the relationship between decolonization and globalization. By bringing all of these crucial issues into the same frame,Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa is sure to inspire new thought-provoking research.' - H-France vol. 17, issue 205

Author : Ruth Ginio
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780803253391

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The French Army and Its African Soldiers by Ruth Ginio Pdf

7 Adjusting to a New Reality: The Army and the Imminent Independence -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Author : Jonathan R. Dull
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780803205109

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The French Navy and the Seven Years' War by Jonathan R. Dull Pdf

The Seven Years? War was the world?s first global conflict, spanning five continents and the critical sea lanes that connected them. This book is the fullest account ever written of the French navy?s role in the hostilities. It is also the most complete survey of both phases of the war: the French and Indian War in North America (1754?60) and the Seven Years? War in Europe (1756?63), which are almost always treated independently. By considering both phases of the war from every angle, award-winning historian Jonathan R. Dull shows not only that the two conflicts are so interconnected that neither can be fully understood in isolation but also that traditional interpretations of the war are largely inaccurate. His work also reveals how the French navy, supposedly utterly crushed, could have figured so prominently in the War of American Independence only fifteen years later. ø A comprehensive work integrating diplomatic, naval, military, and political history, The French Navy and the Seven Years? War thoroughly explores the French perspective on the Seven Years? War. It also studies British diplomacy and war strategy as well as the roles played by the American colonies, Spain, Austria, Prussia, Russia, Sweden, and Portugal. As this history unfolds, it becomes clear that French policy was more consistent, logical, and successful than has previously been acknowledged, and that King Louis XV?s conduct of the war profoundly affected the outcome of America?s subsequent Revolutionary War.

Author : Martin Thomas
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199698271

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Fight Or Flight by Martin Thomas Pdf

The story of the dramatic collapse of the British and French colonial empires in the aftermath of the Second World War - now told for the first time as part of one global process

Author : Ruth Ginio
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9780803299511

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The French Army and Its African Soldiers by Ruth Ginio Pdf

As part of France’s opposition to the independence of its former colonies in the years following World War II, its army remained deeply invested in preventing the decolonization of the territories comprising French West Africa (FWA). Even as late as the 1950s, the French Army clung to the hope that it was possible to retain FWA as a colony, believing that its relations with African soldiers could offer the perfect model for continued ties between France and its West African territories. In The French Army and Its African Soldiers Ruth Ginio examines the French Army’s attempts to win the hearts and souls of the local population at a time of turbulence and uncertainty regarding future relations between the colonizer and colony. Through the prism of the army’s relationship with its African soldiers, Ginio considers how the army’s activities and political position during FWA’s decolonization laid the foundation for France’s continued active presence in some of these territories after independence. This project is the first thorough examination of the French Army’s involvement in West Africa before independence and provides the essential historical background to understanding France’s complex postcolonial military relations with its former territories in Africa.

Author : Martin Evans
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192803504

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Algeria by Martin Evans Pdf

The first full account for a generation of the war against French colonialism in Algeria, setting out the long-term causes of the war from the French occupation of Algeria in 1830 onwards

Author : Todd Shepard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Algeria
ISBN : OCLC:1345566785

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The Invention of Decolonization by Todd Shepard Pdf

Author : Tony Chafer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2002-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781845206307

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The End of Empire in French West Africa by Tony Chafer Pdf

In an effort to restore its world-power status after the humiliation of defeat and occupation, France was eager to maintain its overseas empire at the end of the Second World War. Yet just fifteen years later France had decolonized, and by 1960 only a few small island territories remained under French control.The process of decolonization in Indochina and Algeria has been widely studied, but much less has been written about decolonization in France's largest colony, French West Africa. Here, the French approach was regarded as exemplary -- that is, a smooth transition successfully managed by well intentioned French politicians and enlightened African leaders. Overturning this received wisdom, Chafer argues that the rapid unfurling of events after the Second World War was a complex , piecemeal and unpredictable process, resulting in a 'successful decolonization' that was achieved largely by accident. At independence, the winners assumed the reins of political power, while the losers were often repressed, imprisoned or silenced.This important book challenges the traditional dichotomy between 'imperial' and 'colonial' history and will be of interest to students of imperial and French history, politics and international relations, development and post-colonial studies.

Author : Jay Winter,Jay Murray Winter,Emmanuel Sivan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2000-08-27
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0521794366

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War and Remembrance in the Twentieth Century by Jay Winter,Jay Murray Winter,Emmanuel Sivan Pdf

How war has been remembered collectively is the central question in this volume. War in the twentieth century is a vivid and traumatic phenomenon which left behind it survivors who engage time and time again in acts of remembrance. This volume, containing essays by outstanding scholars of twentieth-century history, focuses on the issues raised by the shadow of war in this century. The behaviour, not of whole societies or of ruling groups alone, but of the individuals who do the work of remembrance, is discussed by examining the traumatic collective memory resulting from the horrors of the First World War, the Spanish Civil War, the Second World War, and the Algerian War. By studying public forms of remembrance, such as museums and exhibitions, literature and film, the editors have succeeded in bringing together a volume which demonstrates that a popular kind of collective memory is still very much alive.

Author : Valerie Holman,Debra Kelly
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 1571817018

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France at War in the Twentieth Century by Valerie Holman,Debra Kelly Pdf

France experienced four major conflicts in the fifty years between 1914 and 1964: two world wars, and the wars in Indochina and Algeria. In each the role of myth was intricately bound up with memory, hope, belief, and ideas of nation. This is the first book to explore how individual myths were created, sustained, and used for purposes of propaganda, examining in detail not just the press, radio, photographs, posters, films, and songs that gave credence to an imagined event or attributed mythical status to an individual, but also the cultural processes by which such artifacts were disseminated and took effect. Reliance on myth, so the authors argue, is shown to be one of the most significant and durable features of 20th century warfare propaganda, used by both sides in all the conflicts covered in this book. However, its effective and useful role in time of war notwithstanding, it does distort a population's perception of reality and therefore often results in defeat: the myth-making that began as a means of sustaining belief in France's supremacy, and later her will and ability to resist, ultimately proved counterproductive in the process of decolonization.

Author : Thijs Brocades Zaalberg,Bart Luttikhuis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Anti-imperialist movements
ISBN : 1501764144

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Empire's Violent End by Thijs Brocades Zaalberg,Bart Luttikhuis Pdf

"This book explores various aspects of empire's violent end. The comparative analyses, focused mainly on Dutch, French and British cases, all revolve around the central questions of why, how, and to what extent security forces in service of the colonial powers in so many of the decolonization wars ended up using extreme violence" --

Author : Martin Thomas,Andrew Thompson
Publisher : Oxford Handbooks
Page : 801 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198713197

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The Oxford Handbook of the Ends of Empire by Martin Thomas,Andrew Thompson Pdf

This handbook is currently in development, with individual articles publishing online in advance of print publication. At this time, we cannot add information about unpublished articles in this handbook, however the table of contents will continue to grow as additional articles pass through the review process and are added to the site. Please note that the online publication date for this handbook is the date that the first article in the title was published online.