Turning Point in Africa - British Colonial Policy 1938-48

The Turning Point in Africa (1982) is a significant study of British colonial policy towards tropical Africa during a critical decade, from the complacent trusteeship of the inter-war years to the strategy of decolonization inaugurated after the Second World War.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Complacent Trusteeship of the Inter-War Years 2. The Re-definition of Imperial Principles in International and National Politics 3. Lord Hailey and Colonial Office Thought on African Policy 4. African Governors and the Making of Policy in Africa 5. Creech Jones and the Labour Government’s Imperial Attitudes and Impact 6. The Making of African Policy in the Colonial Office, 1945–48: The End of Indirect Rule and the Planning of Local Government 7. Planning the Transfer of Power 8. Reform at the Centre Overtakes Reform in Local Government 9. Conclusion

About the author

R.D. Pearce

Summary

The Turning Point in Africa (1982) is a significant study of British colonial policy towards tropical Africa during a critical decade, from the complacent trusteeship of the inter-war years to the strategy of decolonization inaugurated after the Second World War.

Product details

• Authors: R.D. Pearce, Robert D. Pearce, Pearce Robert D.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.05.2023
• EAN: 9781032444918
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3244491-8
• No. of pages: 234
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Colonialism and Imperialism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; HISTORY / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Africa / General, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, African History, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence