| 词汇 | decolonization |
| 释义 | decolonization noun[ U ] (UK usuallydecolonisation)uk /diːˌkɒl.ə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ us /diːˌkɑː.lə.nəˈzeɪ.ʃən/ the process in which a country that was previously a colony (= controlled by another country) becomes politically independent; the process of getting rid of colonies: 非殖民地化;（殖民地）独立 He was an ambassador in western Africa during a period of decolonization. In some of France's former colonies, French remained the official language of state after decolonisation. social science specialized the process of changing something such as a curriculum(= a list of books, ideas, etc. to be studied) in a way that considers the cultural beliefs behind it, for example the belief that European writers, artists, or ideas are better and more important than ones from countries that were colonized(= controlled) by Europe, and that gives more importance to non-European writers, artists, etc.: Decolonisation hit the headlines when a student wrote an open letter to her college saying that their English literature course did not reflect world literatures and was put together from a strictly white perspective. The decolonization of history as a subject is long overdue. The pace of decolonisation accelerated rapidly during the time that he held office. They were an extreme right-wing organization that opposed the decolonization of Belgium's only colony, the Congo. The essay examines the roots and consequences of decolonisation in Africa over the past 100 years. These Aboriginal paintings make me think of our people's constant struggle for decolonization. Decolonisation includes the collective reclaiming of culture and language. Colonization & self-government acknowledgement of country annex annexation anti-colonial anti-colonialism colony commonwealth condominium crown colony declare independence independence Independence Day intercolonial land acknowledgment Nat secede secession self-determination self-governing self-government Related worddecolonize decolonization | American Dictionarydecolonization noun[ U ] us/ˌdiˌkɑl·ə·nəˈzeɪ·ʃən/ politics & government the release of one country or territory from political control by another country world history Decolonization was also the political independence received by European colonies (= a country or area controlled politically by a more powerful country) in Africa and Asia after World War II. Examples of decolonizationdecolonization In the absence of antibiotic exposure, natural decolonization occurs after a time 1/l. Many colonial buildings survived decolonization and have now been restored. The dialectic of decolonization and globalization creates dilemmas in planning education and acquisition for many of these countries. He indicates, however, that traditional historians of empire and decolonization often ignore or appear to be ignorant of postcolonial studies. These are authoritative chapters on the political implications of the contentious constitutional questions of the decolonization process and the transfer of power. After decolonization the search for a balance between regional\\ethnic tendencies and increasingly centralized state politics took on extremely violent proportions. The author's comprehensive and judicious use of source materials makes this study a model for future scholars of decolonization. Until the mid-1980s at least, the period of decolonization had to be more or less omitted in public debates. Decolonization was actually often accompanied by economic expansion at first. Nevertheless, the implication is clear : an ignorant population was unlikely to be much exercised by decolonization. Likewise, neither the decolonization process nor the politics of independence can be said to have been particularly characterized by the mobilization of ethnic identities. They are of particular interest because they make it possible to document visually the enormous social changes which followed decolonization in this region. The case is not helped by the treatment of important aspects of decolonization. To consider postcolonial communities first, while they were busy with the project of decolonization, they suddenly found themselves addressing the demands of globalization. It reveals the importance of the underlying structures of society and the complexities of decolonization. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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