Robert D Pearce

The Turning Point in Africa

British Colonial Policy 1938-48

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is a study of British colonial policy towards tropical Africa during a critical decade, from the complacent trusteeship of the inter-wqr eyars to the strategy of decolonization inaugurated after World War II.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 22
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Mai 1982
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 153mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9780714631608
• ISBN-10: 0714631604
• Artikelnr.: 21036102

Autorenporträt

Robert D. Pearce

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
1. Introduction: Complacent Trusteeship of the Inter-War Years
2. The Re-definition of Imperial Principles in International and National Politics
3. Lord Hailey and Colonial Office Thought on African Policy
4. African Governors and the Making of Policy in Africa
5. Creech Jones and the Labour Government's Imperial Attitudes and Impact
6. The Making of African Policy in the Colonial Office
1945-48: The End of Indirect Rule and the Planning of Local Government
7. Planning the Transfer of Power
8. Reform at the Centre Overtakes Reform in Local Government
9. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index