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Decolonization: The Fall of the European Empires Condition:Like New They speak to a culture'sThis book charts the decolonization of Asia, Africa and the Caribbean from 1945 to the present day, analysing the ways in which countries separated themselves from the control of the European Powers. The author provides a concise historiographical survey of decolonization, placing the last days of the empire in the context of long term international developments.