Decolonisations Compared
Central America, Southeast Asia, the Caucasus
Published on 18. May 2017
XI, 135 pages
978-3-319-53649-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers an analysis of the decolonisation process across three different regions around the world: Central America, Southeast Asia and the Caucasus. It explores how the nature of previous imperial systems shaped the nation states that were created in their stead. By outlining these contrasting historical trajectories, this short study argues that the stability of these nation states and their ability to cooperate with one another are dependent on the acceptance of the frontiers established by the previous imperial powers. It moves from Central America, left in the early nineteenth century without any clear borders and which has suffered much inter-state tension ever since, to Southeast Asia, whose clear colonial delineations have been accepted in the post-colonial order, and finally to the Caucasus where the arbitrary boundaries of the Soviet Republics have not easily translated into nation states. Offering a concise comparison of decolonisation in three regions, this book will be of particular interest to students of history, politics and international relations.
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
XI, 135 p. 3 illus.
File size
3,07 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-319-53649-1 (9783319536491)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-53649-1
Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
Book
05/2017
Palgrave Macmillan
€58.84
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Person
Nicholas Tarling
is a Fellow of the New Zealand Asia Institute at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has published a large number of books, mostly on Southeast Asia, and is editor of
The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia
. His most recent book is
The British and the Vietnam War: their way with LBJ
(2017).
Content
1 Introduction.- 2 Central America.- 3 Southeast Asia.- 4 The Caucasus.- 5 Conclusion.
