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This title presents a study of European planning ideas in the form of garden city concepts and practices in their broadest sense, and the ways these were transmitted, diffused, and diverted in various colonial territories and situations.
This title presents a study of European planning ideas in the form of garden city concepts and practices in their broadest sense, and the ways these were transmitted, diffused, and diverted in various colonial territories and situations.
"Eurafricans in Western Africa follows the changes that took root in the eighteenth century when French and British colonial officials introduced European legal codes, and concludes with the onset of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, when suppression of the slave trade …
In 1870 barely one tenth of Africa was under European control. By 1914 only about one tenth - Abyssinia (Ethiopia) and Liberia - was not. This book offers a clear and concise account of the 'scramble' or 'race' for Africa, the period of around 20 years during which European powe…
This study contrasts the Victorian image of Africa with what has been revealed by late 20th century research on the history of Africa. In addition to the politics and diplomacy of Europe, it gives equal attention to African history.