Exporting empire : Africa, colonial officials and the construction of the British imperial state, c.1900-39 / by Christopher Prior.

"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, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Studies in imperialism.
Main Author: Prior, Christopher
Language:English
Published: Manchester ; New York : New York : Manchester University Press ; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Series:Studies in imperialism.
Subjects:
Colonial administrators > Africa > History.
Colonial administrators > Africa > Attitudes.
Great Britain > Colonies > Africa > Administration > History > 19th century.
Great Britain > Colonies > Africa > Administration > History > 20th century.
Africa > Colonization > History > 19th century.
Africa > Colonization > History > 20th century.
Physical Description:xvii, 199 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The construction of a governing corps
  • An imperial education
  • Individualism, intrigue and esprit de corps
  • Envisioning imperial authority: Power, ritual and knowledge
  • Implementing colonial change: Economics, infrastructure and education
  • Managing social and political change: Tradition, modernity and indirect rule
  • Conclusion.