Decolonization and African Society
Author | : Frederick Cooper |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 697 |
Release | : 1996-08-28 |
ISBN-13 | : 0521562511 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780521562515 |
Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Download or read book Decolonization and African Society written by Frederick Cooper and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-08-28 with total page 697 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative volume changes our conceptions of "imperial" and "African" history. Frederick Cooper gathers a vast range of archival sources to achieve a truly comparative study of colonial policy toward African labor forces. He shows how African trade union and political leaders used the new language of social change to claim equality and a share of power. In the end, Britain and France could not reshape African society. As they left the continent, the question was how they had affected the ways in which Africans could reorganize society themselves.