The Oxford Handbook of the Ends of Empire (2018) offers the most comprehensive treatment of the causes, course and consequences of the ends of empire in the twentieth century. The volume's contributors convey the global reach of decolonization, with chapters analysing the empires of Western Europe, Eastern Europe, China and Japan.
Andrew Thompson is a Professor of Global and Imperial History at the University of Oxford and Co-Director of the Oxford Centre for Global History. He is also a Professorial Fellow of Nuffield College. From 2015 to early 2020 Andrew was the Executive Chair of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). He is currently researching international humanitarianism and human rights and the emergence of the modern aid and development sector.
Martin Thomas is Professor of Imperial History and Co-Director of the Centre for Histories of Violence and Conflict at the University of Exeter. His research looks at the meanings and impacts of colonial disintegration, focusing primarily on the interactions between decolonisation and globalisation. Between 2016 to 2019, he was Principal Investigator on the Understanding Insurgencies: Resonances from the Colonial Past, Leverhulme Trust network grant.
