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decolonization

Gradual achievement of independence by former colonies of the European imperial powers, which began after World War I. The process of decolonization accelerated after World War II with 43 states achieving independence between 1956 and 1960, 51 between 1961 and 1980, and 23 from 1981. The movement affected every continent: India and Pakistan gained independence from Britain in 1947; Algeria gained independence from France in 1962, the ‘Soviet empire’ broke up 1989-91.



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The first section covers peace and security issues, such as conflict prevention, peacebuilding and peacekeeping, international counter-terrorism efforts, disarmament, decolonization and political developments in the conflict zones of each major geographical region, namely Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and the Middle East.
Yearbook of the United Nations by Jackson, Peter / UN Chronicle
Both scholarly and passionate, it examines the entire period of Indonesian military occupation, the traumatic and bloody 1999 decolonization and the subsequent search for justice as a historical unit.
A Not-So-Distant Horror: Mass Violence in East Timor by Webster, David / Pacific Affairs
Chapters discuss the political history of the Horn since decolonization, inlcuding emerging trends in self-determination, interactive state formation, and the difficulties of nation-building.
The Horn of Africa as Common Homeland by Vogel, Paul T. / Reviewer's Bookwatch
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