Adamawa Past and Present - An Historical Approach to Development of a Northern Cameroons

Informationen zum Autor Anthony Hamilton Millard Kirk-Greene is a British scholar known for his works on 20th century British colonial history. He is a fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford, where he was lecturer in the modern history of Africa from 1967 to 1992. He was president of the African Studies Association of the UK from 1988 to 1990 and vice-president of the Royal African Society. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1958 this book presents a straight-forward and vivid picture of Adamawa Province in Nigeria. It discusses the varying fortunes of the territory, the life of its people, the efforts of its explorers and the achievements of the early administrators. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. General Description 2. Ethnological Notes 3. Exploration 4. The Royal Niger Company 5. The British Occupation 6. War and Peace 7. Some Later Travellers 8. The Development of General Administration 9. History of Adamawa Division 10. History of Muri Division 11. History of Numan Division 12. Leaves from the Provincial Diary 13. Valediction

Product details

• Authors: A. H. M. Kirk-Greene
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.08.2018
• EAN: 9781138594357
• ISBN: 978-1-138-59435-7
• No. of pages: 244
• Series: African Ethnographic Studies of the 20th Century
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Nigeria, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social and cultural anthropology, African History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies