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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
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. British decolonization Although in 1945 Britain still had the largest empire in the world, over the next 25 years the British Empire was almost completely dismantled, with independence granted to nations across the globe. Britain was under intense pressure from the USA in 1945 to grant independence to its colonies. The USA did not accept the existence of Britain's empire, and made its views public. Britain itself recognized by 1945 that the British Empire was no longer a viable or desirable asset, and the election of a…
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Decolonization is the process of achieving emancipation from a colonial system. As western colonization occurred in two waves, so did decolonization. First-wave colonies, like the United States and most Central and South American countries, seized their independence during the eighteenth and…
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From Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology
By the end of World War II, European conquest left some 750 million people, roughly one-third of the world's population, living under colonialism . Propelled by national liberation movements, decolonization proceeded relatively rapidly, albeit unevenly in time, space, and form, with experiences…
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From The Oxford Companion to British History
As with many historical processes, the term ‘decolonization’ was improvised ex post facto to indicate a transformation which was not always perceived at the time. Decolonization certainly does not denote the simple loss of authority over an overseas possession-the ending of British rule over the…
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From The Oxford Companion to International Relations
The term “decolonization” is commonly defined as a change in sovereignty, in which a state recognizes the independence of a segment of the people formerly under its rule and their right to a government formed according to procedures determined by them. A new state acting under its own volition, free…
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From International Encyclopedia of Human Geography
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Glossary Coloniality A state or condition of colonialism To begin writing about a concept as complicated and slippery as decolonization requires positioning the authors who are tackling the topic, a point we have made elsewhere. Doing so is, indeed, a first…
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From Encyclopedia of Empire
Anti-colonial cultural history development diplomacy and international relations economic history empire foreign interventionism imperial history nationalism nation-state neo-colonialism post-colon... …
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Process by which colonies become independent of the colonizing country. Decolonization was gradual and peaceful for some British colonies largely settled by expatriates but violent for others, where native rebellions were energized by nationalism . After World War II, European countries generally…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
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…
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Full text Article Cognitive Decolonization

From Encyclopedia of Educational Philosophy and Theory
In his keynote addressed to the attendees at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Conference in March 2015 in Washington, DC, the Egyptian economist Samir Amin, who is well known for his scathing critiques of global capitalism and Eurocentric views of history, culture, and…
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Full text Article Decolonization and Higher Education

From Encyclopedia of Educational Philosophy and Theory
Given the central role of universities in social reproduction, and in the creation and legitimation of knowledge, decolonization and its place in higher education are a subject of significant interest in both social movements and scholarly critique across the globe. Decolonization can be broadly…
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