West Africa under colonial rule

London : Hutchinson, 1968. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xv, 540 pages : folded plate, maps (1 color) ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Introduction -- The origins of European imperialism and the rise of militant Islam -- Background to the Scramble -- The French conquest of the Western Sudan -- The completion of the French occupation of West Africa -- The British occupation of Nigeria -- The British occupation of the Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, and the Gambia -- Administration in theory and practice -- The administration of French West Africa -- British administration in West Africa -- Indirect rule in practice -- Togo, the model colony -- West Africa and the 1914-18 war -- Colonial development and commercial expoitation -- Lebanese and monopolists -- Government and economy in the inter-war years -- Migration and the new towns -- The economic impact of colonial rule -- Islam and Christianity -- Western education -- The colonial European -- The origins of protest -- French West African politics, 1919-39 -- Politics in British West Africa, 1920-39 -- Prelude to de-colonisation : the Second World War. Subjects: 1884-1960; Colonialism; History; Imperialism History; West Africa History 1884-1968; Colonies; Europe Colonies Africa; Africa, West Colonization History; Colonial Administration.