Yesterday's Rulers: The Making of the British Colonial Service - Hardcover

Heussler, Robert

 
9780815600299: Yesterday's Rulers: The Making of the British Colonial Service
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0815600291 ISBN 13: 9780815600299
Publisher: Syracuse University Press, 1982

Synopsis

It is Mr. Heussler's thesis that the min in the colonies, rather than official policy, made British colonialism what it was. The book traces the colonial administrative service from the time when Africa as : the white man's grave" to the years after World War II when the need for special, formal training had become urgent and recommendations for reform were put into effect. But by the time cadets trained in the "new spirit" arrived in their posts, Kwame Nkrumah had already raised the banner of independence, and the effect of the old spirit-elitist, paternalistic, authoritarian-was put to the test in a disturbed sociopolitical atmosphere.

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About the Author

Robert Heussler taught political science at the University of Vermont, Princeton University, and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, where he was executive director of the Africa-Asia Public Service Fellowship Program. He is the author of several books, including The British in Northern Nigeria.

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Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Publication date
1982
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0815600291
ISBN 13 
9780815600299
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
294