Beyond Empire: The End of Britain’s Colonial Encounter

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Beyond Empire looks at three decades of British colonial administration to assess the capacity of the independent governments of Africa to achieve independence. A wealth of archival material and a unique review of British press over those decades brings to life the dynamic and the tension of the process of decolonisation. Addressing a wide range of issues, from education, constitutional change and economic relations, Beyond Empire sheds new light on aspects of colonial history at the country level, with the focus on the African administrations themselves as agents in the decolonisation process. Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface Sources, acknowledgements and abbreviations Abbreviations used Illustrations Plates Chapter 1: Historical background to decolonization Chapter 2: The British government and colonial policy The return to power of the Conservatives The Afro-Asian conference at Bandoeng, Indonesia Study of future constitutional development of the colonies (FCDC) Colonial economic policy and development The Tanganyika decision Iain McLeod42 Colonel David Sterling and Dr Nkrumah – Proposals for a declaration of principles in respect of Central Africa The end of the Central African Federation44 Chapter 3: Education in the colonies The De La Warr Commission An African Survey The Asquith Commission The Elliot Commission The sociological impact of education Allocation of CD&W funds Examination standards and curricula Employment of non-graduate teaching staff in the colonies Colonial Office annual report to Parliament 1948/9, educational achievements African education: A study of educational policy and practice in British Tropical Africa Colonial Office management of the education programmes Comments by country Summary Chapter 4: The approach to self-government and independence of colonies The political and constitutional context Overall standing of government at independence Chapter 5: The localization of the Public Service in the British colonial territories Sudan The Gold Coast (Ghana) Nigeria East Africa The King’s African Rifles Uganda Tanganyika Kenya East Africa Common Services Organization (EACSO) British Somaliland The Central African Federation Nyasaland The High Commission Territories (Swaziland, Basutoland and Bechuanaland) Bechuanaland Malaya and Singapore West Indies Chapter 6: Other influences – other countries and the United Nations The Netherlands/Indonesia France The United States of America The United Nations India The Asian-African conference at Bandung Conference of Independent African States The Communist States Chapter 7: Press coverage of colonial questions The 1930s The 1940s The 1950s Conclusion Chapter 8: Retrospective on decolonization African or multiracial states Freedom of the state or freedom of the individual Notes to the Text Preface Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Attachments and annexes Attachment 1: Nigeria Public Service senior staff, 1959 Attachment 2: Africanization of the Public Service in Tanganyika Attachment 3: Kenya Public Service Commission, 1962 Attachment 4: Decolonization – Timing of creation of Public Service Commission and major staff plans Annex 1: Social and economic accomplishments of African countries Annex 2: The approach to self-government – Sir Ivor Jennings, KC, KBE: A synopsis The problem The people The unit of government A Bill of Rights The legislature Administration Educational development Executive government The dilemma of representative government The transition Annex 3: Lord Hailey native administration in the British African territories Annex 4: Alan Lennox-Boyd, minister of state, Colonial Office 1951–2 and Colonial Secretary 1954–9 West Africa East Africa Central Africa General Annex 5: Synopsis of notes prepared by T. Neil, permanent secretary, Kenya Ministry of State for Constitutional Affairs and Administration, July 1962 Annex 6: The political objectives of British policy in the African dependent territories Annex 7: Summary of a speech made by the British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan to the Parliament of the Union of South Africa, 3 February 1960 Annex 8: Sir Charles Phillips CBE Annex 9: The advisory commission on the Central African Federation (The Monckton Commission) Summary of conclusions and recommendations Annex 10: Robert McNamara on Africa, 1990 Annex 10 Notes to the Annex Annex 4 Annex 10 Index