Comparative Colonial Administrations
Evaluating the direct and indirect rule models of the British, Dutch, and French in the region.
Key Questions
- 1How did the philosophy of "civilising missions" differ between colonial powers?
- 2To what extent did indirect rule preserve indigenous political structures?
- 3Why did colonial administrative boundaries often disregard ethnic realities?
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