At the international level the twentieth century was characterized by the rise in national self-determination in the Third World and by the rise of US power. This book analyzes the dynamics of the changing relationships between the United States and states seeking decolinization, within the contexts of the US relationship with the European colonial powers, the Cold War, and the world economic system. Its scope is broad in both space and time.
Language
English
Pages
247
Format
Hardcover
Release
May 15, 2000
ISBN 13
9780312231583
The United States and Decolonization: Power and Freedom
At the international level the twentieth century was characterized by the rise in national self-determination in the Third World and by the rise of US power. This book analyzes the dynamics of the changing relationships between the United States and states seeking decolinization, within the contexts of the US relationship with the European colonial powers, the Cold War, and the world economic system. Its scope is broad in both space and time.