After Empires describes how the end of colonial empires and the changes in international politics and economies after decolonization affected the European integ

Decolonization revolutionized the international order during the twentieth century. Yet standard histories that present the end of colonialism as an inevitable

'Empires of Intelligence' argues that colonial control in British and French empires depended on an elabroate security apparatus. Thomas shows the crucial role

A pioneering comparative history of European decolonization from the formal ending of empires to the postcolonial European present.

This volume brings together a group of some of the most outstanding scholars in political science, history, and historical sociology to examine the causes of im