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States-In-Waiting : A Counter Narrative of Global Decolonization by Lydia Walker (2024, Hardcover)

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States-in-waiting : A Counternarrative of Global Decolonization, Hardcover by Walker, Lydia, ISBN 1009305824, ISBN-13 9781009305822, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "States-in-Waiting narrates how postcolonial statehood did not fulfill the aspirations of many nationalist claimants demanding independence. Foregrounding little-known regions and the networks connecting them to global politics, Lydia Walker illuminates the un-endings of decolonization. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core"--

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-101009305824

ISBN-139781009305822

eBay Product ID (ePID)9065336222

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Book TitleStates-In-Waiting : a Counter Narrative of Global Decolonization

Number of Pages287 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral, World

Publication Year2024

IllustratorYes

GenrePolitical Science, History

AuthorLydia Walker

Book SeriesGlobal and International History Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.2 in

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LCCN2023-053964

Dewey Edition23

Reviews'In analyzing the history of 'decolonization after decolonization,' States-in-Waiting invites a salutary reconsideration of seemingly self-evident terms like 'decolonization,' 'non-state actors,' and even 'states.' The book's subjects range around the world and include some of the most interesting, if too-often-neglected, causes and characters of the late 20th century.' David C. Engerman, Yale University

Dewey Decimal320.9

Table Of ContentIntroduction: Nation-Making; Part I. Nationalist Claims-Making: 1. Sovereignty in the hills; 2. Advocates of not-quite independence; Part II. International Advocacy: 3. The Anti-Algiers; 4. The spectre of Katanga; 5. Capital and claims-making; Part III. The Boundaries of Decolonization: 6. Marching into the great wall of state; 7. Postcolonial imperialism; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

SynopsisAfter the Second World War, national self-determination became a recognized international norm, yet it only extended to former colonies. Groups within postcolonial states that made alternative sovereign claims were disregarded or actively suppressed. Showcasing their contested histories, Lydia Walker offers a powerful counternarrative of global decolonization, highlighting little-known regions, marginalized individuals, and their hidden (or lost) archives. She depicts the personal connections that linked disparate nationalist struggles across the globe through advocacy networks, demonstrating that these advocates had their own agendas and allegiances, which, she argues, could undermine the autonomy of the claimants they supported. By foregrounding particular nationalist movements in South Asia and Southern Africa and their transnational advocacy networks, States-in-Waiting illuminates the un-endings of decolonization--the unfinished and improvised ways that the state-centric international system replaced empire, which left certain claims of sovereignty perpetually awaiting recognition. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core., States-in-Waiting narrates how postcolonial statehood did not fulfill the aspirations of many nationalist claimants demanding independence. Foregrounding little-known regions and the networks connecting them to global politics, Lydia Walker illuminates the un-endings of decolonization. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

LC Classification NumberJF529.W35 2024