Nigeria and the Death of Liberal England Palm Nuts and Prime Ministers, 1914-1916 /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Yearwood, Peter J. (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: Britain and the World
• Θέματα: Africa, Sub-Saharan-History.; Great Britain-History.; Imperialism.; World politics.; Economic history.; History of Sub-Saharan Africa.; History of Britain and Ireland.; Imperialism and Colonialism.; Political History.; Economic History.

This book shows how a stormy parliamentary debate over the sale of German properties in Nigeria on 8 November 1916 began the process which brought down Asquith and made Lloyd George prime minister. The Colonial Secretary, Bonar Law, who was also leader of the Conservative Party, wanted neutral firms...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2. 1914, Nigeria and the World Economy
• Chapter 3. The Impact of War
• Chapter 4. Lugard, the Colonial Office, and the Politics of Crushing
• Chapter 5. The Colonial Office, the Ministry of Munitions, and the Shippers
• Chapter 6. "An Agitation has been Got Up"; the Sale of the German Properties
• Chapter 7. "Jingo Pot and Tariff Kettle"; the Nigeria Debate and the Sales
• Chapter 8. Conclusion: Consequences and Epilogues
• Appendices.