Ends of Empire

John Connell is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Sydney. He has published widely on development and migration in the Pacific region.Robert Aldrich is Professor of European History at the University of Sydney. His recent books include Banished Potentates: Dethroning and exiling indigenous monarchs under British and French colonial rule, 1815-1955.

• Chapter 1  A Decolonised World?.- Chapter 2  Constitutions: The Constancy of Change.- Chapter 3  Identity, Culture and Politics.- Chapter 4  New Caledonia: The Infinite Pause?.- Chapter 5  Economics: Niche Markets and Global Contexts.- Chapter 6  Migration: Holding on to Home?.- Chapter 7 Geopolitics: The Local and the Global.- Chapter 8 Anomalies on the Map.- Chapter 9 Plus ça change? From Last Colonies to Overseas Territories.