TY - BOOK

T1 - The Government and Administration of Africa, 1880–1939. 5 Volumes

T2 - A collection of rare sources on British administration in Africa. With commentary and comprehensive introductions. VOL 1: Recruitment and Training; VOL 2: Governance and Law; VOL 3: Taxation and Revenue; VOL 4: Urban and Rural Lands; VOL 5: Health, Labour and Other Issues of Administration

A2 - Andersen, Casper

A2 - Cohen , Andrew

PY - 2013/4/1

Y1 - 2013/4/1

N2 - In pursuit of economic and strategic interests in Africa the British established a wide range of administrative structures and forms of governance based on state as well as non-state institutions and agents. This collection makes available rare sources on the aims, functions and effects of British administration in Africa. It explores the continuous interplay between mother country and colonial state that shaped the administration and its subsequent influence on African societies and European settler communities. Topics examined include: land and urban administration, law and jurisprudence, taxation, administration of natural resources, non-state administration including chartered company administration and missionary influence, recruitment, training and shifting philosophies of administration. Titles of volumes: I: Recruitment and Training II: Governance and Law III: Taxation and Expenditure IV: Administration of Urban and Rural Lands V: Health and Labour and other Issues of Administration The volumes are co-edited with Dr Andrew Cohen, University of Sheffield

AB - In pursuit of economic and strategic interests in Africa the British established a wide range of administrative structures and forms of governance based on state as well as non-state institutions and agents. This collection makes available rare sources on the aims, functions and effects of British administration in Africa. It explores the continuous interplay between mother country and colonial state that shaped the administration and its subsequent influence on African societies and European settler communities. Topics examined include: land and urban administration, law and jurisprudence, taxation, administration of natural resources, non-state administration including chartered company administration and missionary influence, recruitment, training and shifting philosophies of administration. Titles of volumes: I: Recruitment and Training II: Governance and Law III: Taxation and Expenditure IV: Administration of Urban and Rural Lands V: Health and Labour and other Issues of Administration The volumes are co-edited with Dr Andrew Cohen, University of Sheffield

M3 - Book

SN - 9781848933187

SN - 1848933185

VL - Vol. I-V

T3 - Britain and Africa series

BT - The Government and Administration of Africa, 1880–1939. 5 Volumes

PB - Pickering & Chatto

CY - London

ER -