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Negotiating the End of the British Empire in Africa, 1959-1964 = Conferences, Commissions and Decolonisation /

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正題名/作者:	Negotiating the End of the British Empire in Africa, 1959-1964/ by Peter Docking.
其他題名:	Conferences, Commissions and Decolonisation /
作者:	Docking, Peter.
面頁冊數:	XI, 313 p. 3 illus. in color.online resource. :
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
標題:	Political History. -
電子資源:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88091-0
ISBN:	9783030880910

Negotiating the End of the British Empire in Africa, 1959-1964 = Conferences, Commissions and Decolonisation /
Docking, Peter.

Negotiating the End of the British Empire in Africa, 1959-1964Conferences, Commissions and Decolonisation /[electronic resource] :by Peter Docking. - 1st ed. 2021. - XI, 313 p. 3 illus. in color.online resource. - Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies,2635-1641. - Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies,.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Breathing Spaces and Leverage: Reasons Behind the African Conferences and Commissions -- Chapter 3. Commissions and British Governmental Control -- Chapter 4. Conferences and British Governmental Control -- Chapter 5. Strengthening Voices: Constitutional Commissions and Popular Opinion and Politics in Africa -- Chapter 6. Conferences and Popular Opinion and Politics in Africa in the Wind of Change Era -- Chapter 7. Successes, Failures, and Consequences of the Commissions and Conferences -- Chapter 8. Conclusion.

“Peter Docking’s book successfully presents a crucial stage in the decolonisation of Africa by covering the vital conference and commission factor. These are often mentioned, but seldom investigated in depth in the existing literature, despite their significance. This invaluable book provides this missing analysis and much more.” —H. Kumarasingham, University of Edinburgh, UK This book examines conferences and commissions held for British colonial territories in east and central Africa in the early 1960s. Until 1960, the British and colonial governments regularly employed hard methods of colonial management in east and central Africa, such as instituting states of emergency and imprisoning political leaders. A series of events at the end of the 1950s made hard measures no longer feasible, including criticism from the United Nations. As a result, softer measures became more prevalent, and the use of constitutional conferences and commissions became an increasingly important tool for the British government in seeking to manage colonial affairs. During the period 1960-64, a staggering 16 conferences and 10 constitutional commissions were held for British colonies in east and central Africa. This book is the first of its kind to provide a detailed overview of how the British sought to make use of these events to control and manage the pace of change. The author also demonstrates how commissions and conferences helped shape politics and African popular opinion in the early 1960s. Whilst giving the British government temporary respite, conferences and commissions ultimately accelerated the decolonisation process by transferring more power to African political parties and engendering softer perceptions on both sides. Presenting both British and African perspectives, this book offers an innovative exploration into the way that these episodes played an important part in the decolonisation of Africa. It shows that far from being dry and technical events, conferences and commissions were occasions of drama that tell us much about how the British government and those in Africa engaged with the last days of empire. Peter Docking is a visitor in the history department at King’s College, London, where he gained his PhD. He is a former solicitor. Peter has research interests in decolonisation and the role of international conferences. .

ISBN: 9783030880910

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-88091-0doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

1104921
Political History.

LC Class. No.: JV61-152

Dewey Class. No.: 325.3

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