Imperialism, Decolonization and Africa honours John Hargreaves and reflects his academic interests. Three studies concern imperial questions in Africa in the nineteenth century (the Krio and the British, the kingdom of Asante and the prelude to the partition of East Africa) and two more discuss international aspects of decolonization in the twentieth century in relation to the French in Africa and the British in the Middle East. There is also a note on John Hargreaves and a bibliography of his publications.

Autorentext

Roy Bridges is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Aberdeen where he has been a friend and colleague of John Hargreaves.

Zusammenfassung
Three studies concern imperial questions in Africa in the nineteenth century (the Krio and the British, the kingdom of Asante and the prelude to the partition of East Africa) and two more discuss international aspects of decolonization in the twentieth century in relation to the French in Africa and the British in the Middle East.

Inhalt
John Hargreaves; Frontispiece Notes on the Contributors Introduction; R.Bridges PART I: STUDIES IN IMPERIALISM, DECOLONIZATION AND AFRICA Britain's African Junior Partners: a Re-Examination of the Role of the Krio in Nineteenth-Century West Africa; A.J.G.Wyse Asante and the Victorians: Transition and Partition on the Gold Coast; A.G.Hopkins Towards the Prelude to the Partition of East Africa; R.Bridges Informal Empire and the Defence of the Middle East 1945-1956; J.Kent The Decolonization of French Africa and the United States and Great Britain, 1945-1958; M.Michell PART II: THE LIFE AND WORK OF JOHN HARGREAVES John Hargreaves - an Academic Memoir; R.Bridges A Bibliography of the Writings of John Hargreaves Index