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Looking at decolonization in the conditional tense, this volume teases out the complex and uncertain ends of British and French empire in Africa in the period after 1945. Rather than view decolonization as an inevitable process, the contributors explore crucial moments in which change was negotiated, compromises were made, and debates were staged.

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'... On the whole the collection offers some stimulating points, such as Martin Shipway's final remarks ... Marta Musso's persuasive discussion on the diplomatic struggle for control of hydrocarbon resources during the Algerian War of Independence ... and a compelling chapter by Joanna Warson on how the French responded to migratory flows of Francophone Africans to British West Africa.' Africa: Journal of the International African Institute 'the essays that comprise Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa go a long way in adding to the growing literature surrounding the uncertainty and 'imperfection'' Journal of African History 'This is a work on imperial history the way it should be done.' History: Reviews of New Books

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Andrew W.M. Smith is a historian of the French and Francophone world. His work focuses on concepts of centre and periphery, analysing various contexts in which this relationship has shaped developments within and beyond the structures of the modern state. Smith is currently Teaching Fellow at UCL and the Secretary of the Society for the Study of French History. Chris Jeppesen is a historian of Britain and the British empire during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. His work focuses on the shifting place of empire within British culture, in particular in the period after the Second World War. He has previously written on the motivation behind careers in empire during the twentieth century, and is currently Teaching Fellow at UCL.

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