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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). Klappentext The District Officer (DO) was the pivot of Britain's Colonial Administration throughout the Empire. In the eyes of many! the DO was the government. But who were these men! called to serve in a position of such extraordinary breadth and endless generality? This is a fascinating look at this unique job through the eyes of those who undertook it. Written by a leading imperial scholar and former DO! Anthony Kirk-Greene! the book will be an essential reference for scholars of imperial history. 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 Anthony Kirk-Greene, who was himself a distinguished 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 and a never to be repeated episode in British history. 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
