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Retreat From Empire: Sir Robert Armitage in Africa and Cyprus (International Library of Historical Studies, 16)
Colin Baker
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Description for Retreat From Empire: Sir Robert Armitage in Africa and Cyprus (International Library of Historical Studies, 16)
Hardcover. This study traces Sir Robert Armitage's successful career in Kenya through to his fateful governorships in Cyprus and Nyasaland. The author concludes that Armitage, despite his troubles, should be remembered for his administration that laid the foundations for Malawi's swift move to independence. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, maps,ports. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 1H; 1Q; BG; HBG; HBJD; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 34. Weight in Grams: 676.
Using private papers, government records and interviews and correspondence with politicians and a large number of officers who served with him in Africa and Cyprus, Professor Baker carefully and sensitively traces Robert Armitage's colonial service career. He served in four colonies and Baker meticulously follows Armitage's career in each. In Kenya, as a district officer Armitage outstandingly set up the massive Isiolo refugee camp and as a secretariat officer his onerous finance work stood Kenya, and his own future, in good stead. As Nkrumah's finance minister he conscientiously helped the Gold Coast's rapid progress to independence. He was Governor of ... Read more
Using private papers, government records and interviews and correspondence with politicians and a large number of officers who served with him in Africa and Cyprus, Professor Baker carefully and sensitively traces Robert Armitage's colonial service career. He served in four colonies and Baker meticulously follows Armitage's career in each. In Kenya, as a district officer Armitage outstandingly set up the massive Isiolo refugee camp and as a secretariat officer his onerous finance work stood Kenya, and his own future, in good stead. As Nkrumah's finance minister he conscientiously helped the Gold Coast's rapid progress to independence. He was Governor of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Series
International Library of Historical Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781860642234
SKU
V9781860642234
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About Colin Baker
Colin Baker is an historian of Nyasaland and Malawi. He has written widely in his field, including Development Governor and Seeds of Trouble (both I.B.Tauris).
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