Abstract
Decolonization was a process that characterized several decades in the second half of the twentieth century. The lengthy time period and varied contexts that marked the change from colonial territories to nation-states as well as differing paths followed means that one narrative does not fit the experience of all. Thus, this account of decolonization pays attention to the varied forces and factors, paths and actors, timing, and the experiences of former British, French, Belgian, and Portuguese African territories. The chapter demonstrates that African factors were the most significant variable in the continent’s decolonization histories.
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Maxon, R.M. (2018). Decolonization Histories. In: Shanguhyia, M., Falola, T. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of African Colonial and Postcolonial History. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59426-6_26
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