Prelude to Imperialism: British Reactions to Central African Society, 1840-1890

ISBN-13: 9781032455914 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 344 str.

H. Alan C. Cairns

Opis

In the half century preceding imperial control approximately eight hundred Britons lived and travelled in East and Central Africa. Prelude to Imperialism (1965) examines their relations with and attitudes to African tribal societies.

Spis treści

1. The Central African Frontier  2. White Meets Black  3. Contemporary Ancestors  4. The Noble Savage  5. The Impossibility of Cultural Relativism  6. British, Christian and White  7. Revolutionaries before the Revolution  8. How Can Savages be Civilized?  9. The Beginning of a New Era

O autorze

H. Alan C. Cairns