British colonisation of Northern Nigeria, 1897-1914 : a reinterpretation of colonial sources / Mahmud Modibbo Tukur ; with an introduction by Michael J. Watts.
"Tukur's work challenges fundamental assumptions and conclusions about European colonialism in Africa, especially British colonialism in northern Nigeria. Whereas others have presented the thesis of a welcome reception of the imposition of British colonialism by the people, the study has found physi...
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Dakar, Senegal :
Amalion Publishing,
2016.
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| Physical Description: | xlv, 530 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
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Contents:
- Introduction: Laying the foundations of the colonial state in Northern Nigeria
- Mahmud Modibbo Tukur's contribution to Nigerian historiography
- Resistance and surrender to British Invasion, 1897-1903
- The nature of the British occupation and its immediate impact
- Relations between the new emirs and the British
- The extension of British administrative control to the small towns and villages of the emirates
- The impact of district reorganization
- The establishment of the native and provincial court system
- The imposition of British taxes
- The attitudes of the various classes towards British taxation
- Disbursement of revenues
- Changes in the economy of the emirates and the influx of European firms
- The nature, extent and essence of British social policy in the emirates.