Symbol of Authority - The British District Officer in Africa

Informationen zum Autor Anthony Kirk-Greene was Emeritus Fellow of St. Antony's College! Oxford! and was the author of Glimpses of Empire: a Corona Anthology (I.B.Tauris). Vorwort Anthony Kirk-Greene, a member of the Nigeria Service, draws upon personal memoirs, diaries, private and official papers, and his own experience to paint a vivid picture of the Service. Zusammenfassung In this book, Anthony Kirk-Greene, who served as a district officer in Nigeria for over a decade, draws upon personal memoirs, diaries, private and official papers, and his own experience, to paint a vivid picture of the service from his perspective. Symbol of Authority explores the socio-educational status of district officers, their recruitment and training, and what they did in both their work and leisure. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations – viForeword by J.H. Smith, CBE – viiAbbreviations – xiIntroduction – xvPart I. Stepping Stones1. The Colonial Administrative Service: Chronology and Context – 12. Towards a Colonial Service Career – 153. Training for the Colonial Service – 42Part II. The Heart of the Matter4. First Tour – 605. The Day’s Work: In Station – 946. The Day’s Work: On Tour – 1247. The Day’s Work: The Secretariat – 1438. After the Day’s Work – 1649. Through Female Eyes – 180Part III. All Change10. The District Officer and Decolonization – 20711. Looking Back: The Image and the Memory of the DO – 231Notes – 270Bibliography – 305

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Kirk-Greene, Kirk-Greene Anthony
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.08.2020
• EAN: 9781350176164
• ISBN: 978-1-350-17616-4
• No. of pages: 360
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Afrikanische Geschichte, HISTORY / Africa / General, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain, History - General History, Colonialism & imperialism, Public Administration, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Colonialism and imperialism, Central / national / federal government, Central government