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Seeds of Trouble: Government Policy and Land Rights in Nyasaland, 1946-1964
Colin Baker
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Description for Seeds of Trouble: Government Policy and Land Rights in Nyasaland, 1946-1964
Hardcover. Land rights and land reform were central elements of colonial history. This book looks at their significance for British colonial policy in Nyasaland (modern Malawi), and how the British government tried to prevent discontent among Africans living or working on European-owned private estates. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFMM; GTF; HBTQ; HBTR; JPQB; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
Land rights and land reform were central elements of colonial history. This book looks at their significance for British colonial policy in Nyasaland (modern Malawi), and how the British government tried to prevent discontent among Africans living or working on European-owned private estates. The first section outlines the political and geographical context, the original acquisition of land by foreigners the restriction of the indigenous population to Trust Lands, against a background of rising labour demand, population pressure and discontent. In 1948 Geoffrey Colby was appointed Governor. He was aware of the potentially explosive nature of these issues, and the book ... Read more
Land rights and land reform were central elements of colonial history. This book looks at their significance for British colonial policy in Nyasaland (modern Malawi), and how the British government tried to prevent discontent among Africans living or working on European-owned private estates. The first section outlines the political and geographical context, the original acquisition of land by foreigners the restriction of the indigenous population to Trust Lands, against a background of rising labour demand, population pressure and discontent. In 1948 Geoffrey Colby was appointed Governor. He was aware of the potentially explosive nature of these issues, and the book ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
Number of Pages
223
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781850436157
SKU
V9781850436157
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Ref
99-5
About Colin Baker
Colin Baker is research professor in the University of Glamorgan, UK and specialises in the political and governmental history of Nyasaland and Malawi. He has written widely on his subject and has published six titles with I.B.Tauris.
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