John T. Ducker

Beyond Empire (eBook, PDF)

The End of Britain's Colonial Encounter

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Beyond Empire looks at three decades of British colonial administration to assess the capacity of the independent governments of Africa to achieve independence. A wealth of archival material and a unique review of British press over those decades brings to life the dynamic and the tension of the process of decolonisation. Addressing a wide range of issues, from education, constitutional change and economic relations, Beyond Empire sheds new light on aspects of colonial history at the country level, with the focus on the African administrations themselves as agents in the decolonisation process.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 424
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Februar 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781786736246
• Artikelnr.: 58684821

Autorenporträt

John T. Ducker spent seven years as a member of Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service, the successor to the Colonial Service, from 1960 to 1967, followed by twenty-three years on the staff of the World Bank.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1.The Historical Background
Chapter 2.The British Government and Colonial Policy
Chapter 3.Education in the Colonies
Chapter 4.Self-government and Independence of the Colonies - The Political
and Constitutional Context
Chapter 5.The Localisation of the Public Service
Chapter 6. Other Influences - Other Countries and the United Nations
Chapter 7. Press Coverage of Colonial Questions
Chapter 8.Retrospective on De-Colonisation