Of all the aspects of British cultural imperialism the one which Africans found most seductive was formal western education. They were quick to realize that university education opened up prospects for economic advancement and would ultimately provide the keys to political power and self-government. Using a wide range of papers from the British Colonial Office and colonial governments in Africa, the archives of several libraries and the writings of African nationalists, Dr Nwauwa examines the surprisingly long history of the demand for the establishment of universities in Colonial Africa, a...
Of all the aspects of British cultural imperialism the one which Africans found most seductive was formal western education. They were quick to realiz...
Using British Colonial Office papers, the archives of colonial governments in Africa, and the writings of African nationalists, Dr Nwauwa examines the long history of the demand for the establishment of universities in Colonial Africa, to which the authorities finally agreed after World War II.
Using British Colonial Office papers, the archives of colonial governments in Africa, and the writings of African nationalists, Dr Nwauwa examines the...
