1st Edition
Prelude to Imperialism British Reactions to Central African Society, 1840–1890
By H. Alan C. Cairns
Copyright 1965
348 Pages
by
Routledge
348 Pages
by
Routledge
348 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the half century preceding imperial control approximately eight hundred Britons lived and travelled in East and Central Africa. Prelude to Imperialism (1965) examines their relations with and attitudes to African tribal societies. The author presents a broad survey of tribal life, an analysis of culture contact, and an extended discussion of the underlying assumptions of the British... Read more
1. The Central African Frontier 2. White Meets Black 3. Contemporary Ancestors 4. The Noble Savage 5. The Impossibility of Cultural Relativism 6. British, Christian and White 7. Revolutionaries before the Revolution 8. How Can Savages be Civilized? 9. The Beginning of a New Era
Biography
H. Alan C. Cairns
