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Decolonization played a major part in shaping the contemporary world order and the domestic development of newly emerging states in the "third world". Considering this process and its outcomes, this edition also looks at contemporary concerns such as the growth of Islamic fundamentalism.

Raymond F. Betts considers the 'process' of decolonization and the outcomes which have left a legacy of problems, drawing on numerous examples including Ghana, India, Rwanda and Hong Kong. He examines: the effects of the two World Wars on the colonial empire the expectations and problems created by independence the major demographic shifts accompanying the end of the empire the cultural experiences, literary movements, and the search for ideol...