ABSTRACT
Originally published in 1968, this book became the standard work on the colonial period in the vast and varied areas of the coast and hinterland of West Africa. It is a comprehensive survey of the domination of West Africa by the British and the French, which challenges the accepted view of the colonialists that their rule was generally beneficial. Penetrating descriptions of the colonial economic system are given, and the quality of colonial administration is analysed, as well as the impact of two World Wars.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|66 pages
West Africa and colonial rule
part II|95 pages
The European occupation of West Africa
part III|76 pages
The establishment of colonial rule
part IV|32 pages
The Germans and West Africa
part V|61 pages
The colonial economy
part VI|69 pages
Social change
part VII|109 pages
The beginnings of modern African politics