Decolonization - Administration and Future of Colonies, 1919-1960

Introduction: International Aspects i
PREFACE xi
I. Great Britain
The Third British Empire 33
The British Commonwealth of Nations 48
The Question of Dominion Status for India (1917-1939) 59
Trusteeship and Self-government in the Colonies 78
Colonial Development, 1929-1940 99
The Colonial Doctrine of the Labour Party 115
Indirect Rule in West Africa 124
East Africa: Kenya and Closer Union 142
The Discussion during the Second World War 158
The Labour Party during and after the Second World War 175
India on the Road to Independence, 1939-1947 184
Burma and Ceylon 196
From Legislative Council to Independence: The Gold Coast and Nigeria 212
Partnership in the Rhodesian Federation? 230
From the British Commonwealth of Nations to the Multi-racial Commonwealth 250
II. France
La plus grande France and Economic Development 265 Assimilation or Association? 278
The Socialist Party 309
Assimilation in Algeria (1919-1939) 319
Direct Administration in West Africa 336
Lyautey and the Protectorate in Morocco 347
Colonial Politics during the Second World War 358
The Union frangaise 382
Indochina, Tunisia and Morocco 396
The Revision of the Union frangaise and the Post-war Discussion, 1946-1955 406
Black Africa and the Loi Cadre (1946-1956) 425
The Communaute 443
From Algerie frangaise to the Republique Algerienne 452
III. Towards a Comparison
The Decolonization of an Anti-colonial Power: The United States in the Philippines 473
The Unsuccessful Commonwealth: The Netherlands in Indonesia 487
Belgian Paternalism in the Congo 499
Doctrine vs. Reality of Assimilation: Portugal in Africa 514
CONCLUSION 523
NOTES 527
BIBLIOGRAPHY 643
INDEX 665