Central Africa: the Former British States
Author | : Lewis H. Gann |
Publisher | : Prentice Hall |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Lewis H. Gann |
Publisher | : Prentice Hall |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Peter Docking |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9783030880934 |
"Peter Docking's book successfully presents a crucial stage in the decolonisation of Africa by covering the vital conference and commission factor. These are often mentioned, but seldom investigated in depth in the existing literature, despite their significance. This invaluable book provides this missing analysis and much more." -H. Kumarasingham, University of Edinburgh, UK This book examines conferences and commissions held for British colonial territories in east and central Africa in the early 1960s. Until 1960, the British and colonial governments regularly employed hard methods of colonial management in east and central Africa, such as instituting states of emergency and imprisoning political leaders. A series of events at the end of the 1950s made hard measures no longer feasible, including criticism from the United Nations. As a result, softer measures became more prevalent, and the use of constitutional conferences and commissions became an increasingly important tool for the British government in seeking to manage colonial affairs. During the period 1960-64, a staggering 16 conferences and 10 constitutional commissions were held for British colonies in east and central Africa. This book is the first of its kind to provide a detailed overview of how the British sought to make use of these events to control and manage the pace of change. The author also demonstrates how commissions and conferences helped shape politics and African popular opinion in the early 1960s. Whilst giving the British government temporary respite, conferences and commissions ultimately accelerated the decolonisation process by transferring more power to African political parties and engendering softer perceptions on both sides. Presenting both British and African perspectives, this book offers an innovative exploration into the way that these episodes played an important part in the decolonisation of Africa. It shows that far from being dry and technical events, conferences and commissions were occasions of drama that tell us much about how the British government and those in Africa engaged with the last days of empire. Peter Docking is a visitor in the history department at King's College, London, where he gained his PhD. He is a former solicitor. Peter has research interests in decolonisation and the role of international conferences. .
Author | : |
Publisher | : The Stationery Office |
Total Pages | : 588 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Africa, Central |
ISBN | : 9780112905868 |
Author | : Great Britain. Colonial Office |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 1950 |
Genre | : Africa, British East |
ISBN | : |
Author | : A. Werner |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 2018-02-16 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780656747658 |
Excerpt from The Natives of British Central Africa West of the territory thus defined, and between the Zambezi and the upper waters of the Congo, lies a vast region known officially as North-east Rhodesia, and reaching up to the south end of Lake Tanganika. We Shall have Something to say about the tribes living in this part of the country; some of them, indeed, are identical with those in the Protectorate proper but it is with the latter that we shall chiefly have to do. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Alice Werner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2015-09-10 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781342246462 |
Author | : Sir Harry H. Johnston |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 596 |
Release | : 2017-09-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781528151726 |
Excerpt from British Central Africa: An Attempt to Give Some Account of a Portion of the Territories Under British Influence North of the Zambezi British Central Africa because I hoped the new sphere Of British influence might include much Of Central Africa where, at the time these deeds were done, the territories Of Foreign Powers were in a state Of flux, no hard and fast boundaries having been determined therefore by fair means Great Britain's share north Of the Zambezi might be made to connect her Protectorate on the Upper Nile with her Empire south Of the Zambezi. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Harry Hamilton Johnston |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022-10-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781016176460 |
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Author | : Roland Oliver |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 1977-09-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521292405 |
Author | : Peter Docking |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2021-12-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 3030880915 |
This book examines conferences and commissions held for British colonial territories in East and Central Africa in the early 1960s. Until 1960, the British and colonial governments regularly employed hard methods of colonial management in East and Central Africa, such as instituting states of emergency and imprisoning political leaders. A series of events at the end of the 1950s made hard measures no longer feasible, including criticism from the United Nations. As a result, softer measures became more prevalent, and the use of constitutional conferences and commissions became an increasingly important tool for the British government in seeking to manage colonial affairs. During the period 1960-64, a staggering sixteen conferences and ten constitutional commissions were held for British colonies in East and Central Africa. This book is the first of its kind to provide a detailed overview of how the British sought to make use of these events to control and manage the pace of change. The author also demonstrates how commissions and conferences helped shape politics and African popular opinion in the early 1960s. Whilst giving the British government temporary respite, conferences and commissions ultimately accelerated the decolonisation process by transferring more power to African political parties and engendering softer perceptions on both sides. Presenting both British and African perspectives, this book offers an innovative exploration into the way that these episodes played an important part in the decolonisation of Africa. It shows that far from being dry and technical events, conferences and commissions were occasions of drama that tell us much about how the British government and those in Africa engaged with the last days of empire.