decolonization
- n the action of changing from colonial to independent status
- African and Asian decolonization in the 1960s recognized states along borders set by colonial rulers.
- Sarkozy compares his new tax to other divisive issues in the country's recent history that went on to win public backing, from abolition of the death penalty to decolonization.
- Said's theme is how the three big realities of empire -- imperialism, "native" resistance, decolonization -- helped shape, in particular, the English and French novel.