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Originally published in 1968, this book became the standard work on the colonial period in the vast and varied areas of the coast and hinterland of West Africa.
List of contents
Part 1: West Africa and Colonial Rule. 1. Introduction. 2. The Origins of European Imperialism and the Rise of Militant Islam 3. Background to the Scramble Part 2: The European Occupation of West Africa 1. The French Conquest of the Western Sudan 2. The completion of the French Occupation of West Africa 3. The British Occupation of Nigeria 4. The British Occupation of the Gold Coast, Sierra Leone and The Gambia Part 3: The Establishment of Colonial Rule 1. Administration in Theory and Practice 2. The Administration of French West Africa 3. British Administration in West Africa 4. Indirect Rule in Practice Part 4: The Germans and West Africa 1. Togo, the Model Colony 2. West Africa and the 1914-18 War Part 5: The Colonial Economy 1. Colonial Development and Commercial Exploitation 2. Lebanese and Monopolists 3. Government and Economy in the Inter-War Years Part 6: Social Change 1. Migration and the New Towns 2. The Economic Impact of Colonial Rule 3. Islam and Christianity 4. Western Education 5. The Colonial European Part 7: The Beginnings of Modern African Politics 1. The Origins of Protest 2. French West African Politics, 1919-39 3. Politics in British West Africa, 1920-39 4. Prelude to De-Colonisation: The Second World War. Appendices. Maps.
About the author
Michael Crowder worked for most of his adult life in West africa, mainly in Nigeria. He was visiting Professor at the University of Lagos, Professor of History at Ahmadu Bello University and founder of the Centre of Nigerial Cultural Studies. He was Director of the Institute of African Studies, University of Ife and visiting lecturer at the UCLA Berkeley and Columbia University. In 1964 he was made an Officer of the National Order of Senegal.
Summary
Originally published in 1968, this book became the standard work on the colonial period in the vast and varied areas of the coast and hinterland of West Africa.
