Author:
Ducker, John T. author.
ImprintLondon ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.
Descriptionxv, 406 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Note:Historical background to decolonization -- The British government and colonial policy -- Education in the colonies -- The approach to self-government and independence of colonies -- The localization of the Public Service in the British colonial territories -- Other influences: other countries and the United Nations -- Press coverage of colonial questions -- Retrospective on decolonization.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:Beyond Empire looks at three decades of British colonial administration to assess the capacity of the independent governments of Africa to achieve independence. A wealth of archival material and a unique review of British press over those decades brings to life the dynamic and the tension of the process of decolonisation. Addressing a wide range of issues, from education, constitutional change and economic relations, Beyond Empire sheds new light on aspects of colonial history at the country level, with the focus on the African administrations themselves as agents in the decolonisation process.
