"This volume was first published as Problems in the History of Colonial Africa by Robert O. Collins in 1970"--Introduction to the updated and revised edition. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Colonial chiefs in the borderlands of northern Rhodesia and the Belgian Congo / David Gordon. -- Problem II. The partition of Africa. Egypt and the partition of Africa / Ronald Robinson and John Gallagher -- Britain and the partition of Africa / P.J. Cain and A.G. Hopkins -- Imperialism and the Victorians / John Darwin -- Malaria, quinine, and the penetration of Africa / Daniel Headrick -- Africa : primitive tools and the savage mind / Michael Adas. -- Problem II. Colonial rule in Africa. Principles of native administration / John Frederick Lugard -- Indirect rule Sudan style / Robert O. Collins -- Association and indirect rule / Hubert Jules Deschamps -- Hegemony on a shoestring / Sara Berry -- Indirect rule / Mahmood Mamdani -- Colonial chiefs in the borderlands of northern Rhodesia and the Belgian Congo / David Gordon. -- Problem IV. Africa as a living laboratory / The illusion of tribe / Helen Tilley -- Ethnicity in Southern African history / Leroy Vail -- The invention of tradition / Terence Ranger -- The making of the Yoruba / J.D.Y. Peel -- Shaka Zulu and the limits of historical intervention / Carolyn Hamilton. -- Problem IV. Colonialism and the African environment -- African history and environmental history / William Beinart -- Ecology and history : the example of eastern Zambia / Leroy Vail -- Misreading the African landscape / James Fairhead and Melissa Leach -- Conservation, control, and ecological change / JoAnn McGregor -- Africa as a living laboratory / Helen Tilley -- Problem VI. African economic development and colonial legacies / National consciousness / Gareth Austin. Early nationalism in East and Central Africa / Terence Ranger -- Nationalism in Sierra Leone / Martin Kilson -- Nationalism and Mau Mau / Bruce Berman -- The black man's burden / Basil Davidson. Problem VI. Exploitation or development? -- The burden of empire / L.H. Gann and Peter Guignan -- The myth of economic exploitation / D.K. Fieldhouse -- The economic impact of colonial rule in West Africa / Michael Crowder -- How Europe underdeveloped Africa / Walter Rodney -- The colonial impact / A. Adu Boahen -- African economic development and colonial legacies / Gareth Austin.
Summary:
"The previous edition has been entirely updated, with new contributions replacing older ones. A distinctive characteristic of this anthology is the range of interpretations of classic and recent research. This book offers a full specturm of emotionally charged theories. Each section presents a set of conflicting arguments to show the state of debates on these highly controversial issues. Extensive commentary by the editors leads the reader through this treasury of theories and dramatically highlights the development of the field"--Provided by the publisher.
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