Publication

2006-02-02 - I. B. Tauris

Language

English

Word Count

64,000 words, Guess

Page Count

256 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2006296132
  • Goodreads2207153

Classifications

  • LCCDT32.5 .K57 2006

Description

"The district officer (DO) was the pivot of the British Colonial Administration throughout the British Empire, as was his counterpart in India. The DO was both administrator and magistrate; he was also the essential link with the professional and technical services and with the indigenous population - the 600 million people they served - in an empire of service rather than domination. In this book, 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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

First Sentence

This is a socio-historical study of members of the Colonial Administrative Service whose careers were as District Officers in Africa between 1932 and 1966.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Symbol of Authority: The British District Officer in Africa (International Library of Colonial History)HardcoverI. B. Tauris2006-02-02

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