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'A worthwhile career for a man who is not entirely self-seeking’: service, duty and the Colonial Service during decolonization

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Peer-reviewed

Type

Book chapter

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Authors

Jeppesen, CJ 

Abstract

Looking at decolonization in the conditional tense, this volume teases out the complex and uncertain ends of British and French empire in Africa during the period of ‘late colonial shift’ after 1945.

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Title

'A worthwhile career for a man who is not entirely self-seeking’: service, duty and the Colonial Service during decolonization

Keywords

History, Decolonization, British education, VSO, Colonial Service

Is Part Of

Britain, France and the Decolonization of Africa Future Imperfect?

Book type

Publisher

UCL Press

ISBN

1911307738
9781911307730