This comprehensive book is about the last remaining colonial territories. It explores the meanings of political, economic, legal and cultural independence, as well as sovereignty and nationhood. It provides a broad and provocative discussion of colonialism and interdependence in the modern world.
The handover of Hong Kong to China focused attention on the colonies that remain in what is supposed to be a postcolonial world. This paradox lies at the heart of this comprehensive and authoritative book, which is about the last colonies, those remaining territories formally dependent on metropolitan powers. It discusses the surprisingly large number of these territories, mainly small isolated islands with limited resources. The Last Colonies provides a broad-based and provocative discussion of decolonization, and interdependence in the modern world, from a unique and original perspective.
