For Africans, rank and file colonial officials were the most visible manifestation of British imperial power. But in spite of their importance in administering such vast imperial territories, the attitudes of officials who served between the end of the nineteenth century and the Second World War, as well as what shaped such attitudes, have yet to be examined in any systematic way. In this original and revisionist work, now available in paperback, Prior draws upon an enormous array of private and official papers to address some key questions about the colonial services. How did officials' education and training affect the ways that they engaged with Africa? How did officials relate to one another? How did officials seek to understand Africa and Africans? How did they respond to infrastructural change? How did they deal with anti-colonial nationalism? This work will be of value to students and lecturers alike interested in British, imperial and African history. -- .
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Manchester University Press
ISBN-13
9780719099298
eBay Product ID (ePID)
213189982
Product Key Features
Author
Christopher Prior
Publication Name
Exporting Empire: Africa, Colonial Officials and the Construction of the British Imperial State, C.1900-39
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Christopher Prior
Series Title
Studies in Imperialism
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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